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Melissa bear003 – He will only eat oatmeal (the baby oatmeal). I mix it with formula and have been making it thicker and he eats that. I gave him food directly from my plate a couple of times and he wasn’t interested, even though he looks at it like he wants it. I will check with his pediatrician to see what she says. Hopefully it’s not sensory issues but it could be because his gagging is pretty dramatic.
Tigger2 – He’ll have nothing to do with the puffs. When I first gave him one I broke it into a crumb and he spit it out right away. On Thanksgiving Day I tried giving him a crumb of a cracker and he gagged on that. It was scary and looked like he was choking.
OakShannon - The gagging is pretty dramatic and it looks like he’s choking and it does seem to bother him. I will try the Earth’s food with mashed/ground up food mixed in. Actually this evening we gave him oatmeal with mashed up banana and he didn’t gag as much but did gag. He didn't cry and resist the food though. I also tried giving him mashed banana by itself and he gagged but ate it with no crying. The banana was so mashed that it was pretty smooth though.
Rubi – Well, DS does put other things in his mouth but I noticed he doesn’t pick up small items and put them into his mouth. He just doesn’t seem to like anything small enough to go into his mouth. Once he was biting on one of his books and some of the paper came off and got into his mouth and he hated that. I wonder if that’s where this all started? I remember trying to get the paper out of his mouth and finally got it. I hope I didn’t traumatize him. I don’t know, I’m just trying to figure it out.
Stormster – I hope you’re right. I hope it’s just that he’s used to smooth foods and has to get used to other textures. That’s what DH thinks.
Fran27 – He hates puffs and won’t touch a cheerio. He won’t even give hard foods like that a thought. The other day a friend’s son was eating soft dried apple bits and offered one to our DS. DS pushed it away not even giving it a second thought.
Mommamarci – I’ll pm you. I’d like to know more about Cameron’s sensory issues so I can watch for signs with my own DS.
Aclee – I’ll keep searching for the breakthrough food. The thing is to get it into his mouth long enough so he can taste it and realize he likes it before spitting it out.
Tomandcate – I’m glad everything worked out with your son. Our son will chew on large objects like keys, stuffed animals, books, etc. but I’ve noticed he won't put anything in his mouth small enough to fit into his mouth. He used to take a pacifier but he’s been off of it a while now. It sounds like all of your son’s issues with food are resolved. I’m hoping it’s just that DS is just not ready for other foods yet and it will take time.
I appreciate all of the input. I'm going to contact our pediatrician to see what she thinks. I have a feeling she won't be concerned because DS is thriving. But if it is a sensory issue I'd like to find out as early as possible.
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