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Dec 19, 2006 megamason MegaMan's mom	Food aversion Has anyone had experience with food aversion? Any tips to offer. Big Daddy- maybe you are goign through something similar??? My son is now 11 months old. He does fine with a bottle and some baby foods, but we are trying table foods and it is just not going well. Some things we give him he spits up immediately. Our doc recemmonded we start by purreeing everything in a food processor and make it a bit chunky over time. If he has not made progress in the next 8 weeks then we may have to take him to a feeding clinic. He never liked boxed baby cereal, he will nto eat banana and he will not eat mashed potato so the doc thinks it is a texture food aversion. He has ate some bread and those Zweiback crackers. Any advice would be greatly apprecitated. Thanks Evelyn
Dec 19, 2006 teagan'smom	bananas Hi! Just one idea that worked for us with bananas. My little girl hated them and gagged on them at first, but then I started putting bananas in the freezer, just as they were starting to get brown. After they've been frozen, I take them out, mash them up a lot after they've thawed, heat a bit and mix it with cereal (and formula) and she will eat them that way. They get really soft and runny after being frozen. Good luck! Jill
Dec 19, 2006 jenrackley PAGER Volunteer Services Coordinator Nutritionist Melina 7/24/02 now reflux free!! TWINS: Ella 5/3/05 GERD, asthma, hypotonia, food intolerances, esophagitis // Ava 5/3/05 asthma, food allergies Pic: My girls! They are getting so big!	I am a bit confused as to why your dr thinks it is a texture aversion (if he doesn't like bananas and mashed potatos but likes bread and zweibac) but wants you to puree his foods. Umn... Maybe I am confused? It seems like he wouldn't like the puree texture either? My daughter is very picky about the texture of foods and would often spit stuff at us if she didn't like the texture. We tried giving a small piece of the food she didn't like the texture of with a small piece of food she did like. It seemed to help her get used to the texture she didn't like. Now she will eat just about all texture of foods... but their are some foods she just doesn't like. I don't push it with her b/c I think it is important not to start "food wars" with your kids (you will NEVER win) but I try to find alternative foods that have the same nutritional value. It has worked for us so far. Maybe you could try a different texture food with a small bite of bread? I hope that helps. -Jen
Dec 23, 2006 nebula9 Steve Nebula9@netzero.com	Food aversion Did you check your child for Reflux already? Our kid is now 2 and still wont eat much of anything to do having that since he was 6 months old. The Dr also told us he might have a texture aversion, but his staple foods are beef jerky, yes beef jerky, barbecued chips and Juice Plus gummy candy which in my opinion means he doesnt have a texture aversion. He gains a little weight one month, loses it the next. We were worried he wouldnt grow, so our Dr. had us put him on Juice Plus jellys(looks and sort of tastes like gum drops), which gives him all the daily fruit and vegetable nutrients he needs. If you want more info on this product, email me and I will tell you how to get it. It at least makes us feel like he is getting all the nutrients he is missing by not eating fruits or vegetables until we get a better control of this bad situation. Nebula9@netzero.com
Dec 27, 2006 joy 5 yr. old dtr with SPD (sensory processing disorder)-hypotonia-GERD since birth. Previous PT, feeding therapy from 2-3, still in OT. Reflux meds since 2. Overcame severe feeding challenges, dysphagia and oral aversions. Currently takes Zantac as needed-usu.once or twice a day. 21-mo. old nursing toddler boy, table food, does great drinking from open cup. Takes Prevacid 15mg split am/pm. Coughing and congestion disappeared and started eating much better once he started Prevacid.	food aversions We did experience some severe food aversions. We did pureed baby food until 37 1/2 months of age. Anything with texture would just end up in severe gagging and frequently vomiting. We also had other issues going on- low muscle tone and sensory problems. So I don't know what portion is attributed to reflux alone or other issues- but what ended up working for us was (finally) finding a very skilled feeding therapist. We did feeding therapy a little over a year, with great results! I also learned it is very important to control the pain, in order for other measures to be effective. Mashed potatoes was one of the last items added to the feeding repertoire. It is actually a difficult texture to master (especially reflux kids!) Hope something said here is helpful to you.
Dec 28, 2006 megamason MegaMan's mom	To Joy Thanks for the input. what solid foods did you finally start with? I have read that there may be some typ of connection between reflux and sensory issues. I was wondering about that and thinking of having my son evaluated. I will speak to my pedi about this. I hate trying to diagnosis, but as a mom I want to make sure I am doing the bets for my son. If he has a problem i want to work with therapist early to do what we can to help.
Jan 09, 2007 joy 5 yr. old dtr with SPD (sensory processing disorder)-hypotonia-GERD since birth. Previous PT, feeding therapy from 2-3, still in OT. Reflux meds since 2. Overcame severe feeding challenges, dysphagia and oral aversions. Currently takes Zantac as needed-usu.once or twice a day. 21-mo. old nursing toddler boy, table food, does great drinking from open cup. Takes Prevacid 15mg split am/pm. Coughing and congestion disappeared and started eating much better once he started Prevacid.	feeding aversions It's so great to hear that you want to work with a therapist as early as possible if needed. I've seen parents procrastinate or never get help for their children at all, which is sad. Don't be afraid of getting the evaluations you need / diagnosing any concerns you have. I'm the one who diagnosed my daughter's sensory problem, based on a book that a friend recommended. I could finally understand what was wrong! Do you see other sensory issues in addition to the feeding problems? Such as overreact or underreact to stimuli? Easily overstimulated? Avoiding and fearful of touch and movement? As far as feeding, the solids we started with was fingerpainting pudding (she would cry even just to touch food), a lot of "tasting" without requiring her to chew & swallow, eventually easy things like cream of wheat, applesauce, yogurt, then slightly more difficult textures like oatmeal, yogurt with small fruit pieces. At the same time we were trying different meds to control relux pain. Eventually (a year or so) stopped gagging altogether and eats normally now. But this was all facilitated by a skilled professional. Let me know how things go for you.
Jan 09, 2007 megamason MegaMan's mom	hmmmm thanks again for your response, i foudn them helpful. mason does seem to under react to things. i have always felt that he does not move as fast or play/touch as hard. other babies light up and move around a lot of the sight of a neat toy, lights, or sounds. not my child. he will look at things a long time with a puzzled face and eventually touch it softly. we do put apple sauce and other foods on his tray and he will touch them..eventually. I feel that there is something going on. it could just be reflux or it could be reflux and a sensory issue. my plan is to talk with his pedi about some type of evaluation and i have been looking into some things. thanks again

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