Gagging when Eating Anyone have experience with a baby who has a VERY sensitive gag reflex? My daughter is 10 months old…
Gagging when Eating
Anyone have experience with a baby who has a VERY sensitive gag reflex? My daughter is 10 months old (born at 36 weeks at only 4 lb due to IUGR), started solids at 6 months and has no problem with 1st/2nd foods or thick oatmeal cereal. However, anything that has even a hint of texture to it she gags and pukes it up. I was eating a peach and let her taste the juice on my finger (she has had peaches before in baby food). I guess there was a teeny tiny bit of peach flesh on there bc she started gagging until I saw it come out in her drool. I attempted 3rd foods once and same story. She also gags if I even touch her tongue with a Gerber yogurt melt or veggie puff or baby cookie. I'd love to hear how others helped their little ones overcome this.
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My friends son is like this. He's a year and still on purees. But her pediatrician told her to just keep offering and in a few months if he still can't handle it, they will do some therapy.