Eating Issues

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Hi, this is Judi, Grandma to Dalia, age 26 months, mom to Sheryl, Dalia's mom.

I posted a couple of weeks ago for the first time and now have some questions I

need answered. I'm hoping those of you with experience will be able to help.

Dalia has seen Dr. H. twice, I believe, and she has prescribed GH therapy which

is to start in the next week or so. Dalia has always had eating issues due to

reflux, sensory issues in her mouth, etc. She's had a feeding specialist for a

very long time plus an OT who works with her. She refuses to feed herself at

all and must be fed each meal plus snacks two times a day. My daughter has

become very frustrated because each of these meals is a real struggle. Dalia

will shake her head " no " and refuse the food much of the time. She does usually

get in maybe three or four spoonfuls but not much more at this time. There have

also been times when she'll eat much better than this (growth periods?) but more

often it's a battle at each meal. What I want to know is if others out there

have had this happen and how do you deal with it? Do you not fight with your

child and let them go without eating hardly anything at all? Or do you keep

battling until you get in spoon after spoon, making mealtime very unpleasant?

Dr. H. has never suggested gtube or anything like that. Please, if someone can

just give us some guidance, we'd be very grateful. This is starting to become a

very emotional issue for us and we really need some helpful suggestions. Thanks

to all of you. This group is a Godsend and I'm so glad we found you.

Judi, Grandma to Dalia (RSS) and Hanna (non-RSS)