Re: Hi Guys! I gotta crow!!!

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<<One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral aversion,

ever just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone straight to table

food??? >>

YES, skip to table food if that is what he will eat....

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[Guest guest]

Pat,

Great news about Bradon. Can you buy that pizza and keep it in the

freezer? I would keep on giving it to him if that is what hw will

eat. Wow. Who would think that pizza would make him so happy?

You do NOT have to follow the stages in the baby food system. In

fact, we never really made it to stage 3 with either child in this

house. By the time they were ready for stage 3, they were so

interested in table food that we just did not bother. As long as

is eating the food and tolerating it, go for it. I admit

that when you are going places, it is easier to tuck in a jar of

baby food, but if he wants regular food, then you should give him

what he wants. Let him guide you. We, and Max's GI, have always

believe that kids know what their bodies need. Listen to

and let him guide you along the way.

Jodi Z

[Guest guest]

WAY TO GO BRANDON, Hey grandma Pat, well this is surely a sign that all you're

families patience and support/care of B is paying off. From meeting us rss

adults you'll know that sometime or other rss kids do grow up and eat and maybe

this is the start of s progress. Even if he has any setbacks at least you

all know that he has eaten and enjoyed it. Give him a big hugs and high 5 from

me. HOORAH!!!!!!!!

pcpets wrote:Hi Everyone!!

As most of you know, is mostly g-tube fed. A couple of months ago, we

started lowering his daytime g-tube feeds, to accommodate the extra 70-100 oral

calories we were getting in a day. We've been having a heck of a time trying to

get to switch from Stage 2 baby foods to Stage 3. He just can't seem to

get over the extra texture, and they create a LOT of gagging.

Well, tonight we had the Geno's individual pizzas for dinner, and B went nuts,

claiming that he wanted some pizza! So, of course, we gave him a slice (equal to

about 1/6 of the pizza). The boy ate it ALL!!! And wanted something more!! So we

gave him a small handful of Cheerios, which he promptly finished, and again

requested more! We are SO thrilled!!!!

One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral aversion, ever

just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone straight to table food???

no longer has a feeding therapist, but when he did, she seemed to think

that we needed to take this is slow easy steps, and that we needed to get him to

eat stage 3 foods before we moved on to table food. Any ideas??

Thanks for letting me brag!! LOL

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#, 32.8 " , G-Tube)

[Guest guest]

Pat,

This is wonderful news! If he'll eat the pizza and can handle it -

don't stop him. There are more calories in a mouthful of pizza than

an entire jar of stage 3 baby foods. And have you ever tasted the

stage 3 baby foods?? They make me gag. Jillie will not eat any baby

food and only sporadically eats table foods. However, if I liquidize

(make it the same texture as baby food) lasagne, spinach pie etc -

she eats it fine. Sometimes I think it's a taste thing vs a texture

thing. Let the little guy eat what he wants. He'll spit it out if he

can't handle it!

> Hi Everyone!!

>

> As most of you know, is mostly g-tube fed. A couple of

months ago, we started lowering his daytime g-tube feeds, to

accommodate the extra 70-100 oral calories we were getting in a day.

We've been having a heck of a time trying to get to switch

from Stage 2 baby foods to Stage 3. He just can't seem to get over

the extra texture, and they create a LOT of gagging.

>

> Well, tonight we had the Geno's individual pizzas for dinner, and

B went nuts, claiming that he wanted some pizza! So, of course, we

gave him a slice (equal to about 1/6 of the pizza). The boy ate it

ALL!!! And wanted something more!! So we gave him a small handful of

Cheerios, which he promptly finished, and again requested more! We

are SO thrilled!!!!

>

> One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral

aversion, ever just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone

straight to table food??? no longer has a feeding therapist,

but when he did, she seemed to think that we needed to take this is

slow easy steps, and that we needed to get him to eat stage 3 foods

before we moved on to table food. Any ideas??

>

> Thanks for letting me brag!! LOL

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#, 32.8 " , G-Tube)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Pat

How much to ship some of that pizza to Australia!!!!

Congratulations, If can do it, Liam can do it, you give me

great hope.

Happy New Year

Jody

> Hi Everyone!!

>

> As most of you know, is mostly g-tube fed. A couple of

months ago, we started lowering his daytime g-tube feeds, to

accommodate the extra 70-100 oral calories we were getting in a day.

We've been having a heck of a time trying to get to switch

from Stage 2 baby foods to Stage 3. He just can't seem to get over

the extra texture, and they create a LOT of gagging.

>

> Well, tonight we had the Geno's individual pizzas for dinner, and

B went nuts, claiming that he wanted some pizza! So, of course, we

gave him a slice (equal to about 1/6 of the pizza). The boy ate it

ALL!!! And wanted something more!! So we gave him a small handful of

Cheerios, which he promptly finished, and again requested more! We

are SO thrilled!!!!

>

> One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral

aversion, ever just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone

straight to table food??? no longer has a feeding therapist,

but when he did, she seemed to think that we needed to take this is

slow easy steps, and that we needed to get him to eat stage 3 foods

before we moved on to table food. Any ideas??

>

> Thanks for letting me brag!! LOL

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#, 32.8 " , G-Tube)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Pat-

That is SOOO cool! Congratulations to ! Hey, did you videotape the

event? My

parents videotaped the first thing I ever willingly and independently put into

my mouth....a

red lollipop, when I was about 5 or 6 months old. I didn't do too badly,

aimwise, but

seemed to want to put the " stick " side in much more often than the " pop " side

<G>.

Videotape him one of these days, if you can...you'll all appreciate it later.

-Sharon-

Just an RSS kid who grew up

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone!!

Thanks for all your encouragement, and support. My youngest child, Kaity,

NEVER ate baby food. If you had to spoon it into her mouth, it was taboo!

Little Miss Independent!! LOL BUT she didn't have what you would call an

" oral aversion " and I wanted to make sure that I wasn't doing anything that

might turn off of food in any way!

We've made some giant strides in eating since the convention this year.

(Funny how all our " bench marks " seem to run from convention to convention!

LOL) is currently sitting down for 3 " meals " at our house daily. He

usually gets either yogurt or applesauce (with baby cereal mixed in), and

some dry Cheerios for breakfast. We do " feeding therapy " at lunch time,

having him take at least 5 bites of Stage 3 baby food (which he seems to

hate, and mostly gags down), followed by a jar of Stage 2 baby food (always

a meat and veggie). And he sits with us at dinner where he gets another jar

of Stage 2 baby food (with egg yolk mixed in to up the protein) and a little

bit of whatever we are having for dinner (meat, veggie, starch). But he

rarely even touches those things!

My biggest concern, right now, is that we encourage the " right " foods for

him. His blood tests have showed definite insulin resistance, and I don't

want to do anything to aggravate that situation. We currently have his tube

feeds to back us up (he is still on continuous feeds), so we don't " really "

have to worry about how many calories we're getting down him, but we DO need

to worry about the " types " of foods we encourage him to eat. I would like to

see him get a " taste " for a healthy diet from the beginning.

Anyway, thank you all for the encouragement and support!! I was just SO

thrilled that B was actually " demanding " a table food, that I had to share!

Hugs for you all!

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#(10.7kg), 32.8 " (83.3cm), G-Tube)

[Guest guest]

I had two non-RSS kids who would have nothing to do with baby food.

They went straight for table food at six-seven months! I say, " If

the child wants real food and isn't choking on it.....go for it! "

Just my opinion.

Conny, great-aunt to

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> Hi Everyone!!

>

> As most of you know, is mostly g-tube fed. A couple of

months ago, we started lowering his daytime g-tube feeds, to

accommodate the extra 70-100 oral calories we were getting in a day.

We've been having a heck of a time trying to get to switch

from Stage 2 baby foods to Stage 3. He just can't seem to get over

the extra texture, and they create a LOT of gagging.

>

> Well, tonight we had the Geno's individual pizzas for dinner, and B

went nuts, claiming that he wanted some pizza! So, of course, we gave

him a slice (equal to about 1/6 of the pizza). The boy ate it ALL!!!

And wanted something more!! So we gave him a small handful of

Cheerios, which he promptly finished, and again requested more! We

are SO thrilled!!!!

>

> One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral

aversion, ever just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone

straight to table food??? no longer has a feeding therapist,

but when he did, she seemed to think that we needed to take this is

slow easy steps, and that we needed to get him to eat stage 3 foods

before we moved on to table food. Any ideas??

>

> Thanks for letting me brag!! LOL

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#, 32.8 " , G-Tube)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Conny!!

I totally agree with you! I just haven't had to work with a child with oral

aversions before, so I guess I'm questioning my own experiences. My youngest

child, Kaity, NEVER at baby food! She was solely breastfed for 9 months,

because she wouldn't accept a bottle! We started her on a sippy cup at 6

months, and gave her table foods as she could handle them. With Kaity, if

YOU had to shovel it in, then she wasn't going to have anything to do with

it! LOL

Thanks for the opinion.

How are things going with ??

Take Care,

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5# (10.7kg), 32.8 " (83.3cm),

G-Tube)

[Guest guest]

Pat:

saw a feeding therapist prior to getting his g-tube out and he

hated the baby foods!!!!! So we went straight to table food, which

for his age at the time, was better. The taste was much better for

him. We started off slow, but with table foods. Lots of mashed

stuff and he also LOVES to this day melted cheese. You want B

to " want " to eat what he likes and if it's table food then give him

table food. If he's forced to eat baby food he doesn't care for,

then it's just a turnoff for him and another battle.

Good luck!

Stacie

> > Hi Everyone!!

> >

> > As most of you know, is mostly g-tube fed. A couple of

> months ago, we started lowering his daytime g-tube feeds, to

> accommodate the extra 70-100 oral calories we were getting in a

day.

> We've been having a heck of a time trying to get to switch

> from Stage 2 baby foods to Stage 3. He just can't seem to get over

> the extra texture, and they create a LOT of gagging.

> >

> > Well, tonight we had the Geno's individual pizzas for dinner, and

B

> went nuts, claiming that he wanted some pizza! So, of course, we

gave

> him a slice (equal to about 1/6 of the pizza). The boy ate it

ALL!!!

> And wanted something more!! So we gave him a small handful of

> Cheerios, which he promptly finished, and again requested more! We

> are SO thrilled!!!!

> >

> > One question though. Has anyone here, with a child with an oral

> aversion, ever just skipped the " Stages " of baby food, and gone

> straight to table food??? no longer has a feeding

therapist,

> but when he did, she seemed to think that we needed to take this is

> slow easy steps, and that we needed to get him to eat stage 3 foods

> before we moved on to table food. Any ideas??

> >

> > Thanks for letting me brag!! LOL

> > Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs old, 23.5#, 32.8 " , G-Tube)

> >

> >