Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 HiMimi! I'm guessing it just takes time and familiarity,like the first time, but it's alot easier when they're not moving targets...soundslike youhave a Spunkyone! Good Luck! I'm curious, My daughterr is 16mos and 16 punds. As an infant she never tookmore than 15 ounces a day at 24 cal. I started her on babyfood, then solids at 4 months , I couldn't wait....I liketo feed babies!!! She took to it well....and continues to eat small bits thruout the day,versus large ,meals and takes 8 ounces of Pedia sure and 8ounces of chocolate milk. Should I hyave not started foodsandfavoredtheliquids? The hard thing is other thann the liquids,I don't reallyknowwhatshe is eatring . Sooryabout the ttext, I nee d a new keyboard. Anyw A y..MY dR. AT THE TIMEWASNOT Concerned...what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Mimi, 16 mo and 16 lbs sounds like you are getting calories in. I had a son not RSS who insisted on being fed solids at 4 mo. And I do mean solids, he would not eat anything pureed, not even straight from preparation to baby food grinder. So he lived on chicken sticks and cooked broccoli and yougurt (I think he would take yougurt because he could see adults ate it) until he finally got teeth. It didn't seem to do him any harm, he's 20 years old and in the Army, just got back from Afghanistan. There are more knowledgeable people than me about feeding issues here, and every child's situation is different. My RSS child has done well on food alone, we use some calorie packing stratagies and small frequent feeds. She is on the mild end of things. She's now 3 years 7 months and 34 i/2 in 28lbs. good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 14, 2002 Report Share Posted September 14, 2002 Mimi, Starting an appetite stimulant will not be the answer to your problem of getting your baby to eat by mouth. It will make her hungry, but it is not a miracle cure, either. It's going to take a lot of time and patience, but you will get there, I promise!! My RSS child, Max, is now 14, but did not eat solids for the longest time. One thing that did help, however, was putting him in the highchair and just putting blob of applesause or peaches on the tray. He would play with it, and, without thinking, put some in his mouth. Eventually, he wanted to try eating it with a spoon, so we gave him his little bowl and a spoon and he still played but began to put bits in his mouth on his own. The speech therapist did most of the feeding therapy with him. She brushed his mouth, tongue and cheekes. She put her fingers in his mouth. She did all sorts of things to desensitize him - and he had an ng tube, too, up until he was 4. I think he did more for her than he did for us probably because there was not that learned behavior struggle and it was not as threatening. Then we learned to relax and so did he. It's going to take time. Just keep that in mind. Don't feel like you are a failure or that your daughter will never eat. It is 11:30 at night and Max is arguing with my husband because he wants a donut and we said it is too late to eat anything. I never thought I would be saying that to Max! Jodi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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