It’s so stressful and frustrating when your child is a picky eater or has issues with their mouth.…
It’s so stressful and frustrating when your child is a picky eater or has issues with their mouth. My son is two and still has an issue with chewing chunky food foods. He is still eating purée foods because he just likes to swallow and if chunky he’ll gag and throw it up or just won’t swallow. He was getting therapy virtually but things got so hectic with having to go back and forth to Philly for my appointments twice or 3x a week I had to put it on hold until I give birth and start back. I’ve been trying on my own but it’s so difficult. Any mamas have this issue with their kid? Any suggestions to help I’d highly appreciate it.
Vee·
Мама двоих (2 года, 10 лет)
I hope he gets stronger to chew idk but when I was taking classes it said kids that little still have to develope the muscles in their mouth I would personally just take it easy get some pouch pura different kinds and others and try to do some mouth stretch like Google some with him also I heard having a passifire doesn't help with mouth movement especially if it's always in the baby mouth it can curve the muscles and teeth and make it harder to speak for baby
Amina ··
Thank you hun I appreciate your great suggestions.
Vee··
Мама двоих (2 года, 10 лет)
@haneef_imran you welcome I hope I helped a lit
Chikky ·
Мама четверых детей
Have he gotten a swallow study ?
My daughter was born with cleft lip and palate which cause the same issues with certain textures. I’m waiting on a swallow study to see if it’s something else causing gagging issues.
Boss Momma··
@l.yesi, my son was born with just cleft lip and he gags and has certain issues with textures doesn’t like the feels or whatever I’m just assuming he has sensory issues
Amina ··
No he hasn’t gotten a study and but gets therapy. I hope they find out what’s going on to help your little one.
Amina ··
@aliciaandray, yes it’s a sensory issue and the fact that he had swollen tonsils may also have been the issue so maybe now that it’s been removed it may change. He is just not used to chewing because he was just on purées.
Sailor Mercury·
Многодетная мама (8 детей)
As Salaamu Alaykum, Why do you go to philly for care?
Amina ··
Wa alaikum salam, well because I live in jersey and with my first pregnancy i had a terrible experience with the doctors not doing their job when my baby had issues that could of been avoided by just closely monitoring me and I ended up losing him at 34 weeks so I didn’t want any medical care here with my other babies. I always have high risk pregnancies so in Philly they take all the precautions and closely monitor my baby until I give birth so the commute is worth it.
Sailor Mercury··
Многодетная мама (8 детей)
@haneef_imran I understand, with your son you going have to start from 3rd stage, try bananas cut vey slim, soft cheese. You can buy those puff baby treats
XryztalRoze·
Does he understand the concept of chewing? My DD age 2, does the.l same thing, she wolves her food downs and barely chews. What has worked for us is actually slowing her down, telling her to chew, chew, chew, and if she is not paying attention we feed her the small bites she needs versus the big bites she wants. The only way for our babies to learn how to eat real food is for us as mothers to give them real foods. And if they are having gagging fits we have to know the difference between gagging and choking. It's an emotional situation bc if course we want our babies to eat but we want them to be safe and not every baby learns to eat as fast as another. The fact that he is gagging and getting sick is actually a good thing! It shows that his swallowing mechanism and gag reflex are working to protect his airway. Start with small bites of soft food like scrambled eggs, avocado, oatmeal, this that need chewed but can be "gummed" and if not chewed properly won't lodge when swallowed. The longer you give him purees the more chance of developing a long term eating problem. I had to learn this with both of my girls for different reasons and am sharing with you what the therapists/peds specialists have taught me. If you have any questions please let me know and I'll do all I can to support you. The very best of wishes!!!
Amina ··
I don’t think he understands the concept of chewing he has been having this issue for a while. He did also have swollen tonsils and adenoids and had it removed so I’m reintroducing to and hoping things will be better this time around. I try to stop giving him purées but then don’t want him to be hungry because he refused to eat chunky soft foods so I end up giving in. I’ll keep introducing it and do as you suggested thank you so much for all this good info I felt like such a failure at times but I do try to help. I appreciate your suggestions 😘
XryztalRoze··
@haneef_imran You're welcome mama! It's hard when our children have unexpected health needs especially surrounding somethig that comes naturally for most. Start over like he is 7-8 months old and just starting real food. But def slow down or stop the puree no matter how hard it is bc I promise if he keeps getting what he wants/or is used to he will take longer to grow into and learn his new very important skill of eating like a big boy. The longer it takes the more chance of malnourishment and prolonged problems. He may get hungry and even go hungry a few times but if you stick to it and he leaned to eat the way you know he needs to, he won't be hungry for long. If you are still giving him bottles, please cold turkey stop them and teach him to drink from and straw and regular cup. This will also help with his swallowing. The way they swallow and suck from a bottle is different than a straw and a cup. Makes a difference. If he is using a binky is slowly start taking that away also. Then when he doesn't have as much change happening all at once I'd take that out if the picture also. It's so hard but you an do this and your sweet boy will shock you with how well he can do!!! He just needs the right motivation and when you figure it out he will be eating you out of house and home soon..😉 I'm happy to helps with any specific questions or needs if able. Have a blessed day and give yourself a hug for me! You've got this!!!