Re: She mouths everything and I need HELP

[Guest guest]

It sounds like she is extremely sensory seeking orally. Have you

tried offering vibration like z-vibe or jigglers? What about

something like this?

http://funandfunction.com/cool-chews-butterfly-p-1653.html There is

a little hole through it so you could make a necklace for her.

My son has always been sensory seeking orally and I have found

craniosacral therapy to be helpful and also his OT is working with

him using the Masgutova technique. hth Lorianne

I am having a hard time keeping Phoebe from putting her

face and mouth on everything in public spaces. She is

seven, but has issues with an immune system that is very

susceptible to infections. I have to find someway to

control this because it is affecting her health in a bad

way.

I just do not know what to do about it. At home it dos not

affect her. But anytime I take her out, it is mouth on the

counter tops, I cannot even trust her to walk in a hall

with trash cans because as soon as I am not looking she

has her mouth on it! I know this sounds completely gross

but I need to tell someone that might can help us!!

We sit in a waiting room and the mouth goes on the arm

rests. I take her to the bathroom with me so I can pee and

the mouth goes on the railings or the counter top! I

cannot even wash my own hands because I am trying to

corral her mouth. We get on an elevator and her mouth goes

on the hand rails. In the doctor's office she wants to

roll on the floor or lick the walls and I come off as a

complete wacko mom who loses her mind trying to make it

stop!!

It is completely frustrating and I feel like I am just

banging my head on a wall because no amount of correction

helps. She is still putting her hands completely in her

mouth and if Im not looking the feet go in her mouth too.

Shoes and all. She gravitates to the most germ filled

thing as possible to chew on!!

I have got to get this under control and if there is

anything therapy related to address this behavior I sure

would appreciate it. Insect repellent seems to taste nasty

enough to make her stop on the fingers for awhile, but

once she gets it rubbed off, she is sucking her entire

hand into her mouth. She also chews the neckline off of

every shirt she has. :(

A very frustrated Phoebe's mom,

julie

[Guest guest]

Those look like they may work. thank you. I have tried the baby teethers of all kinds but so far nothing has grabbed her attention. I even got some amber beads that I heard was the Au-natural teether. I am sure part of the problem is that she does not eat by mouth. I will have to ask about the Masgutova. Going to explore the website!

It sounds like she is extremely sensory seeking orally. Have you

tried offering vibration like z-vibe or jigglers? What about

something like this?

http://funandfunction.com/cool-chews-butterfly-p-1653.html There is

a little hole through it so you could make a necklace for her.

My son has always been sensory seeking orally and I have found

craniosacral therapy to be helpful and also his OT is working with

him using the Masgutova technique. hth Lorianne

I am having a hard time keeping Phoebe from putting her

face and mouth on everything in public spaces. She is

seven, but has issues with an immune system that is very

susceptible to infections. I have to find someway to

control this because it is affecting her health in a bad

way.

I just do not know what to do about it. At home it dos not

affect her. But anytime I take her out, it is mouth on the

counter tops, I cannot even trust her to walk in a hall

with trash cans because as soon as I am not looking she

has her mouth on it! I know this sounds completely gross

but I need to tell someone that might can help us!!

We sit in a waiting room and the mouth goes on the arm

rests. I take her to the bathroom with me so I can pee and

the mouth goes on the railings or the counter top! I

cannot even wash my own hands because I am trying to

corral her mouth. We get on an elevator and her mouth goes

on the hand rails. In the doctor's office she wants to

roll on the floor or lick the walls and I come off as a

complete wacko mom who loses her mind trying to make it

stop!!

It is completely frustrating and I feel like I am just

banging my head on a wall because no amount of correction

helps. She is still putting her hands completely in her

mouth and if Im not looking the feet go in her mouth too.

Shoes and all. She gravitates to the most germ filled

thing as possible to chew on!!

I have got to get this under control and if there is

anything therapy related to address this behavior I sure

would appreciate it. Insect repellent seems to taste nasty

enough to make her stop on the fingers for awhile, but

once she gets it rubbed off, she is sucking her entire

hand into her mouth. She also chews the neckline off of

every shirt she has. :(

A very frustrated Phoebe's mom,

julie

[Guest guest]

I also recommend jigglers, oral vibration, etc. Since she's not eating, you

could also increase the stim by using a Nuk type toothbrush and dipping it in

highly flavored food juices such as pickles, sauerkraut, mustard, etc. (if she

can tolerate drips) She may not be looking for stim, but exploring the new

environment. It's such a great way to learn due to the large number of sensitive

nerve endings. Is she, by chance, visually or hearing impaired? You may need to

work with OT to teach her an appropriate way to gather that info and then give

her a chewy to keep her mouth busy.

Good luck,

Christy

[Guest guest]

I also saw improvement with Masgutova, talk tools (daily oral exercises) and chewy tubes. Our OT also uses craniosacral therapy.Whenever we skip the oral therapy, he goes back to the mouthing behavior!It will work for her - trust us!Good luck, mom to Vito (turning 2 years old in June)Enviado via iPadEm May 6, 2012, às 22:30, Dinkins escreveu:

Those look like they may work. thank you. I have tried the baby teethers of all kinds but so far nothing has grabbed her attention. I even got some amber beads that I heard was the Au-natural teether. I am sure part of the problem is that she does not eat by mouth. I will have to ask about the Masgutova. Going to explore the website!

It sounds like she is extremely sensory seeking orally. Have you

tried offering vibration like z-vibe or jigglers? What about

something like this?

http://funandfunction.com/cool-chews-butterfly-p-1653.html There is

a little hole through it so you could make a necklace for her.

My son has always been sensory seeking orally and I have found

craniosacral therapy to be helpful and also his OT is working with

him using the Masgutova technique. hth Lorianne

I am having a hard time keeping Phoebe from putting her

face and mouth on everything in public spaces. She is

seven, but has issues with an immune system that is very

susceptible to infections. I have to find someway to

control this because it is affecting her health in a bad

way.

I just do not know what to do about it. At home it dos not

affect her. But anytime I take her out, it is mouth on the

counter tops, I cannot even trust her to walk in a hall

with trash cans because as soon as I am not looking she

has her mouth on it! I know this sounds completely gross

but I need to tell someone that might can help us!!

We sit in a waiting room and the mouth goes on the arm

rests. I take her to the bathroom with me so I can pee and

the mouth goes on the railings or the counter top! I

cannot even wash my own hands because I am trying to

corral her mouth. We get on an elevator and her mouth goes

on the hand rails. In the doctor's office she wants to

roll on the floor or lick the walls and I come off as a

complete wacko mom who loses her mind trying to make it

stop!!

It is completely frustrating and I feel like I am just

banging my head on a wall because no amount of correction

helps. She is still putting her hands completely in her

mouth and if Im not looking the feet go in her mouth too.

Shoes and all. She gravitates to the most germ filled

thing as possible to chew on!!

I have got to get this under control and if there is

anything therapy related to address this behavior I sure

would appreciate it. Insect repellent seems to taste nasty

enough to make her stop on the fingers for awhile, but

once she gets it rubbed off, she is sucking her entire

hand into her mouth. She also chews the neckline off of

every shirt she has. :(

A very frustrated Phoebe's mom,

julie

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