Re: Help for my baby in occupational therapy

[Guest guest]

Hi Chrissy,

You mention apples, but if he has to develop his chewing strength, are the

apples raw? How about dates or other fruit that are a bit hard? Can he chew on

whole pecans, walnuts? Make chewy treats with coconut, like macaroons...

Good luck,

GERDS and chronic C.

SCD 17 mths

>

> Hey everybody,

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Chrissy,

You mention apples, but if he has to develop his chewing strength, are the

apples raw? How about dates or other fruit that are a bit hard? Can he chew on

whole pecans, walnuts? Make chewy treats with coconut, like macaroons...

Good luck,

GERDS and chronic C.

SCD 17 mths

>

> Hey everybody,

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

Could he tolerate a “zwieback” type of cracker –

SCD legal of course. I’m thinking a cracker that has been baked and then

dehydrated to the point that it is really crunchy.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of chrissypottershah

My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He

cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto,

a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

Chrissy

mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Could he tolerate a “zwieback” type of cracker –

SCD legal of course. I’m thinking a cracker that has been baked and then

dehydrated to the point that it is really crunchy.

Carol

CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

From: BTVC-SCD

[mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf Of chrissypottershah

My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He

cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto,

a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

Chrissy

mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Maybe a " biscotti " recipe? There is one in Cooking for Celiacs. Colitis,

Chrohn's and IBs- SCD legal. It has all kinds of goodies in it, like nuts, so it

is advanced- but you can make it and take those out of the recipe. You could cut

it up into Zwieback shapes and let him gnaw on it.

I'll e mail it to you.

PJ

>

> Could he tolerate a " zwieback " type of cracker - SCD legal of course. I'm

> thinking a cracker that has been baked and then dehydrated to the point that

> it is really crunchy.

>

> Carol

>

> CD 21 yrs SCD 5 yrs

>

>

>

> From: BTVC-SCD [mailto:BTVC-SCD ] On Behalf

> Of chrissypottershah

>

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

> cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would

> like me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing

> strength. He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out

> similar to how they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite

> tummyache. He can eat eggs, pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger,

> steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

> Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Chrissy,

It sounds like he needs to develop strength in his masseter muscle, which closes the teeth together. I'm wondering if you get him one of the teething rings for babies and put a little Welch's grape juice on it for flavor and then show him to bite down on it ( babies are good imitators) while saying the word 'chew' or' bite' and maybe he'll get the idea and will know what you want him to do. I know babies like to chew on toothbrushes instead of brushing their teeth, so maybe a chewing toothbrush would help him. Check out the teething toys for babies and see what might work for him with some encouragement.

It's hard for any 14 month old to really crunch on anything. Zwieback crackers are made to melt in a babies mouth, that's why they are made for babies. I would worry about a 14 month old choking on anything really crunchy, unless I don't remember well what 14 month olds can do.

Best of luck,

Terry

Help for my baby in occupational therapy

Hey everybody,My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs, pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon. Thank you soooooo much!Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Hi Chrissy,

It sounds like he needs to develop strength in his masseter muscle, which closes the teeth together. I'm wondering if you get him one of the teething rings for babies and put a little Welch's grape juice on it for flavor and then show him to bite down on it ( babies are good imitators) while saying the word 'chew' or' bite' and maybe he'll get the idea and will know what you want him to do. I know babies like to chew on toothbrushes instead of brushing their teeth, so maybe a chewing toothbrush would help him. Check out the teething toys for babies and see what might work for him with some encouragement.

It's hard for any 14 month old to really crunch on anything. Zwieback crackers are made to melt in a babies mouth, that's why they are made for babies. I would worry about a 14 month old choking on anything really crunchy, unless I don't remember well what 14 month olds can do.

Best of luck,

Terry

Help for my baby in occupational therapy

Hey everybody,My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs, pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon. Thank you soooooo much!Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

I'm bumping my post: How about these:

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/thumbnail.jsp?siteId=117 & parentCategoryId=85181 & categoryId=85202 & N=85202 & cm_ven=Google & cm_cat=Feeding & cm_pla=Teethers & cm_ite=null & orderType=2

I like 'The Teethifier" and the 'Hand and Foot Teethers' for your son. They look safe, but engage the back teeth to engage the masseter muscle.

Terry

Help for my baby in occupational therapy

Hey everybody,My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs, pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon. Thank you soooooo much!Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

I'm bumping my post: How about these:

http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/thumbnail.jsp?siteId=117 & parentCategoryId=85181 & categoryId=85202 & N=85202 & cm_ven=Google & cm_cat=Feeding & cm_pla=Teethers & cm_ite=null & orderType=2

I like 'The Teethifier" and the 'Hand and Foot Teethers' for your son. They look safe, but engage the back teeth to engage the masseter muscle.

Terry

Help for my baby in occupational therapy

Hey everybody,My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength. He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs, pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon. Thank you soooooo much!Chrissymama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

[Guest guest]

Chrissy,

I would make SCD crackers with pecan flour. I have a recipe for cinnamon

graham crackers which can be made dairy-free. You can also make biscuits

out of pecan flour.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

[Guest guest]

would you post those please Marilyn??

thanks Eileen

>

>

> Chrissy,

>

> I would make SCD crackers with pecan flour. I

> have a recipe for cinnamon graham crackers which

> can be made dairy-free. You can also make biscuits out of pecan flour.

>

>

>

> — Marilyn

> New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

> Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

> Darn Good SCD Cook

> No Human Children

> Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

>

[Guest guest]

gnawing on pork chops????

eileen 20 months scd

>

> Hey everybody,

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

gnawing on pork chops????

eileen 20 months scd

>

> Hey everybody,

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

gnawing on pork chops????

eileen 20 months scd

>

> Hey everybody,

>

> My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

>

> Chrissy

> mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

>

[Guest guest]

Could you get legal beef jerky sticks? I know US Wellness sells them. Judy

> >

> > Hey everybody,

> >

> > My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> > This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

> >

> > Chrissy

> > mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Could you get legal beef jerky sticks? I know US Wellness sells them. Judy

> >

> > Hey everybody,

> >

> > My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> > This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

> >

> > Chrissy

> > mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Could you get legal beef jerky sticks? I know US Wellness sells them. Judy

> >

> > Hey everybody,

> >

> > My baby (14 months) is in Occupational Therapy for low muscle tone in his

cheeks and torso and is having a speech delay issue. His therapist would like

me to give him something crunchy to munch on to develop his chewing strength.

He cannot digest veggies, I have tried lots and they all come out similar to how

they went in and horribly stinky with the requisite tummyache. He can eat eggs,

pecan flour, banana, pear, apple, hamburger, steak, chicken, pork, prosciutto, a

tiny bit of almond flour. Any ideas??

> > This is time sensitive, so if you can think of anything I need to know soon.

Thank you soooooo much!

> >

> > Chrissy

> > mama to 3 boys on SCD 3 1/2 months

> >

>