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My 2 year old will not eat Table Foods only baby food.

Hi, my name is Jessica and I have a beautiful little girl name Emma Grace, when we were ready to move to table foods she had a very hard time. Each time I tried she would throw it back up every time. Now we are in Speech and O.T. and we are making great progress with her speech we started on a 9mth level and we are up to a level that a 15 mth old would be on.

I have tried everything and some, anything anyone told me about I have tried it with Emma Grace. We know she has sensory issues with her touch and taste so how do we move forward in the eating table foods. One more thing she will suck on Hot Chips untill the hot is off the chip then she will get another one these chips are every hot so I think there is something to this so if anyones has any ideas it would be a great help to me.

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Mar 02, 2010
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Struggling
by: Anonymous

My 21 month old girl has milk and soy allergies as well as severe acid reflux. She is bright with a huge vocabulary and ahead of herself developmentally with the exception of eating. At present she will only eat stage 2 baby foods. She drinks a special infant formula (neocate) and typically consume 20-24 oz. of formula via bottle feedings each day. She will not self feed and prefers I (mom) feed her.

We just started OT with her and our OT feels she only has mild sensory processing issues. For now we are attributing the refusal to eat table foods as a defensive mechanism because she's had such bad reflux as well as allergic collitis. It is so tough for our little girl because it seems she is frustrated and she has begun rejecting baby food. She wants table food but when she tries to eat it she throws up or spits the food out before swallowing it. I try to make meal times fun but unfortunately I am running out of ways to get her to eat even baby food.

My best way to get her to eat baby food is to get her focused on something else like coloring or playing with play dough to take her mind off eating. I could use any advice or help other parents might be able to offer me as I am worried.

Nov 29, 2009
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So hard
by: Anonymous

Thank God for this site. I have a beautiful 2 year old who has severe oral/motor defensiveness. as a baby, he survived on only 12 ounces of formula a day..and that was when he was sleeping. nobody would believe me that my baby would not take a bottle..and forget the baby food..he gagged and puked any time the spoon went into his mouth. It has been a horrible struggle for us both.

Today, he is slowly learning to eat food that has been grinded..but he still needs me to feed it to him as he hates how it feels on his hands.and, we still have alot of gagging and puking. His doctor insisted at 10 months that he was autistic, but at 18 months changed her mind as he is a very social child that engages well with his environment(not to mention his 500+ word vocabulary and his natural talent for singing)that is when spd came in.

It has been sooo hard. he is a tiny little thing and i worry endlessly about his nutrition.He will drink carnation instant breakfast(three a day)and other then that it is a bite here and a bite there.

It is so hard to explain to people..as they think they know better. No matter what i say, everybody insists on shoving food in his mouth..only to discover he will puke(like at thanksgiving)my best friend has a toddler and when ever they come over, she tries to feed my son and I repeatedly tell her jonas does not like to have food shoved in his face..please stop offering it to him..he will eat when and only when he is really hungry.it is sooo frustrating.

Thank you all so much for this website. melissa

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Nov 29, 2009
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Thank God for this site. I have a beautiful 2 year old who has severe oral/motor defensiveness. as a baby, he survived on only 12 ounces of formula a day..and that was when he was sleeping. nobody would believe me that my baby would not take a bottle..and forget the baby food..he gagged and puked any time the spoon went into his mouth. It has been a horrible struggle for us both. Today, he is slowly learning to eat food that has been grinded..but he still needs me to feed it to him as he hates how it feels on his hands.and, we still have alot of gagging and puking. His doctor insisted at 10 months that he was autistic, but at 18 months changed her mind as he is a very social child that engages well with his environment(not to mention his 500+ word vocabulary and his natural talent for singing)that is when spd came in. It has been sooo hard. he is a tiny little thing and i worry endlessly about his nutrition.He will drink carnation instant breakfast(three a day)and other then that it is a bite here and a bite there. It is so hard to explain to people..as they think they know better. No matter what i say, everybody insists on shoving food in his mouth..only to discover he will puke(like at thanksgiving)my best friend has a toddler and when ever they come over, she tries to feed my son and I repeatedly tell her jonas does not like to have food shoved in his face..please stop offering it to him..he will eat when and only when he is really hungry.it is sooo frustrating. Thank you all so much for this website. melissa

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Oct 03, 2009
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Picky Eaters
by: Anonymous

We feel your pain and frustration we have been dealing with our 3yr old grandson with his picky eating since he was bout 12mos he was in OT and helped so much but from what we learned he will always have food issues, as you both have pointed out they have to have spicy an or sweets. Its because they are oral hypo sensitive, the spicy food 'wakes' up their senses Jaxson eats sausage patties for every meal.... chicken nuggets and chocolate milk choc pudding apple slices on a good day, sour cream and cheddar chips. When we have meals we make his sausage or chicken but we also offer him what we eat, he may play in it or just push it away but at least we offer it. He is at average weight for his age and very intelligent our greatest fear is what happens when he starts school? Hes been around kids his age and wants so much to eat the things they do but just cant its very sad. Good luck to both of you, let me know if you find something that works for you , we are in this together.

Oct 01, 2009
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I am right there with you-I have a 3 year old girl with the same problem!
by: Carrie

I don't know if you believe me, but I have the same-my daughter didn't even take a bottle. We have been putting formula/now whole milk powder in a baby food entree and fruit jar(1 jar each) and force feeding this since she was 8 months old. I have put her in a feeding program-contact your nearest early intervention specialist or OT and they should know of OT's trained in this or a feeding program-I don't know where you live, but UC Davis hospital in Sacramento Ca has a wonderful feeding program with pediatricians specially trained in this and also Easter Seals-Kinzey Murphy is the speech pathologist who runs their feeding program is wonderful!

My daughter still doesn't eat on her own, but is finally drinking chocolate milk-oh yes, she didn't drink willingly either! She eats some crackers too-we have the same problem with her being attracted to very spicy/sour things! Please feel free to email me, I have exactly the same issue and would love to help you in any way I can. cmiskawi@sbcglobal.net
Good Luck and keep at it, she will make progress!

Jan 12, 2010
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Help please with picky eaters(s)
by: Grace

Hello, I have a 2 year old little boy who suffered very badly from reflux until about six months ago. He vomited violently approximately 10-12 a day. As a result he has oral aversion. We have been seeing a feeding nurse privately for this and he is making very slow progress. He is now at the stage of a 10 month old with his feeding.

I also have a ten month old little girl. Luckily she did not have reflux but she is turning into an incredibly picky eater - I am sick to my stomach every time I try to feed her. She point blank refuses to eat anything textured that she doesn't like. I say "doesn't like" as she will eat biscuits, chocolate etc no problem, but when it comes to giving her mashed carrot/potato etc, she goes hysterical. I have tried everything and now I don't know where to turn. I actually think it must be behavioural as she clearly does not have oral aversion. Does anyone have any advice at all for me? Thanks so much.

Dec 21, 2009
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It doesn't get easier!
by: Lindsay

I have a 3 1/2 year old who is a happy and healthy child. He still only eats a handful of 2nd foods baby food, yogurt and pudding. I give him Pediasure to supplement his diet. He has went through so many tests: MRI, swallow study, ENTs, and has actually had his tonsils out because they thought that may help with his issue. It didn't. He has went to speech therapy and was going to be put in intensive feeding therapy 2 days a week in a hospital that is an hour and a half from our home. Our insurance wouldn't cover it though because he is a healthy weight and height for his age. I believe its because of his supplements he gets. Anyways, I know the frustration that all of you feel.

I agree that it is hard to explain to family and friends what is wrong. Just the other day my brother-in-law shoved an MM in Corbins mouth and he freaked cause he couldn't get it out. I guess he swallowed it whole. I was at work so I did not see it, but if I had, I would have let Brad have it!

It is getting hard for Corbin now because he has a baby brother who is starting to eat baby food. He says that he really wants to eat "big boy" food. He realizes that him and his baby brother are eating the same thing and it makes him feel so sad. I feel like I have tried everything to no avail.

I only wish I would have started therapy when I first realized there was a problem. He was about a year old and showed no interest in table food and everytime I told his doctor he assured me he would grow out of it. At every appt until he was 2 I would mention it and he finally took me seriously. Maybe if he would have referred me sooner, it would have been easier on Corbin. Who knows? Now it is so much of a struggle everyday to try something new. And I feel like I don't have adequate time to work with him. I am a full time nursing student and also work part time. And we have a 4month old. I just wish it was easy.

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Dec 21, 2009
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I have a 3 1/2 year old who is a happy and healthy child. He still only eats a handful of 2nd foods baby food, yogurt and pudding. I give him Pediasure to supplement his diet. He has went through so many tests: MRI, swallow study, ENTs, and has actually had his tonsils out because they thought that may help with his issue. It didn't. He has went to speech therapy and was going to be put in intensive feeding therapy 2 days a week in a hospital that is an hour and a half from our home. Our insurance wouldn't cover it though because he is a healthy weight and height for his age. I believe its because of his supplements he gets. Anyways, I know the frustration that all of you feel. I agree that it is hard to explain to family and friends what is wrong. Just the other day my brother-in-law shoved an MM in Corbins mouth and he freaked cause he couldn't get it out. I guess he swallowed it whole. I was at work so I did not see it, but if I had, I would have let Brad have it! It is getting hard for Corbin now because he has a baby brother who is starting to eat baby food. He says that he really wants to eat "big boy" food. He realizes that him and his baby brother are eating the same thing and it makes him feel so sad. I feel like I have tried everything to no avail. I only wish I would have started therapy when I first realized there was a problem. He was about a year old and showed no interest in table food and everytime I told his doctor he assured me he would grow out of it. At every appt until he was 2 I would mention it and he finally took me seriously. Maybe if he would have referred me sooner, it would have been easier on Corbin. Who knows? Now it is so much of a struggle everyday to try something new. And I feel like I don't have adequate time to work with him. I am a full time nursing student and also work part time. And we have a 4month old. I just wish it was easy.

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