Re: Hi Guys! I gotta crow!!!

[Guest guest]

Way to go ! He has made such huge strides and they just keep

coming. Keep up the great work!

Beth H.

> 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)

>

>

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Hello,

Congrats he ate pizza for you. na still will have stage 2vegatables in the

jar. I have purreed them put them in a jar myself to try and trick her but no

go. She would never eat more than a spoon ful of stage three and then give it

back to me in her hand, tissue, etc...

She also would eat pizza but just the thin crust. Still just thin crust. She

still has had no meat however we try. She will be four January 5th and she is

still smelling kissing the food and putting it down like the therapist told her

to do. Which they meant eat however as slow as it goes she has added to her

variety. Before it was yogart and pudding, now pizza, grilled cheese, and her

favorite thing is garlic chips which she gets for dessert if she has her meal.

Congrats again on the upgrade of texture!!!

Happy New Year

Marcy mom to na Almost 4, 26.5lbs 33.75inches

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]

Hey Pat,

I don't know what anyone else wrote, but Storm LOVED table food.

(WHY?) Because it gave him some independence! He could use his hands

and feed it to himself! I bet likes that too! Finger foods

are the best!!!!

Blessings and Happy new year!

Carmen

[Guest guest]

Way to GO! How exciting! Emerence hated step 3 stuff, she skipped

to table food...I used to cook baby pastina in veggie or chicken

broth. Easy to swallow. She actually loves food and eats but still

doesn't quite grow the way I'd like! She still gets OT for feeding

therapy but has gotten over the severe gagging any food used to cause

(after cereal and pureed stuff). Avocado is high in fat - maybe he'd

like that? In Chile (where my husband is from) they mush avocado up

with oil and salt and put it on bread or crackers.

Again, congrats!

, mom to 5 and Emerence 22 mo SGA, poss mild RSS,

FINALLY crossed into 19lb 19 lb 7 oz 28.5 " .

> 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]

Dear Pat,

is doing very well. He hasn't been to the doctor in quite

some time so I have no idea what he weighs, other than to note that

his little sister who is 12 months younger than he is much heavier.

I haven't measured him lately either. I guess I should do that. He

is well, though. We haven't had any major illnesses lately and he

has been through several colds so perhaps we have gone past the time

of getting desperately ill every time he catches a virus. I sure

hope so! He is still a little, skinny kid but with some steady work

at getting him to eat an extra snack and have a high cal drink before

bed most nights, he has the most meat on his body that he has ever

had. His tummy is even a little bit rounded rather than completely

flat and his ribs are covered up a little bit. I still have to take

up his pants....a lot....in the waist, but he looks a little better.

He will be three in March and is wearing 24 month clothes because he

needs the length. He is not showing any signs of growning out of

them, yet. He is a happy, healthy child and I am grateful for it.

How is doing.

Thanks for asking!

Conny

\

> 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)