Re: Re: Solid Foods-kim

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Hello,

na went throught the same wrapping. Oh would I get scared she was going to

fly off the swing. Still today if she seems to get anxious we wrap her and make

it a game. Until this group I thought I was the only one wraping my kid twice a

day and brushing her skin. When the therapist told me that it would work I

wasn't sure but it did and she has calmed down some and is able to do more like

play at the park in the grass, hold textured paper etc.The sand was the worst.

My husbands family lives on the beach and they just can't understand how no one

likes sand. We would have to go in and out the back door because she would freak

out to the point neighbors would come out of thier houses. Now she is much

better. She will go on it carried, with shoes and then sit in a seat. hopefully

this summer she will walk on it and maybe make a castle.........we can only

hope.

nas mom 4yrs 28lbs 35.25inches

Kacey171 wrote:

Brigitte,

Other things you can do to help if it is a sensory issue are: let her play with

edible things

like cookie dough or anything sticky, gooey, lumpy, various textures, etc. Give

her a Nuk

brush to suck/bite on. Sit her down or let her stand barefoot on things like

grass or sand.

went through intensive sensory integration desensitization & believe it

or not one

of the things they did a lot was swinging him. They used to bundle him up real

tight in

some latex-like cloth, put him in a tire swing, and swing him every which way

(things that

would probably make me throw up), but many kids with sensory issues don't get

dizzy the

same way typical people do.

has a g-tube, so his diet consists almost entirely of formula, but he

will

occasionally eat thongs by mouth. (4, non-RSS) drink soy milk. He

drinks

anywhere from 21-26 oz./day. (15 mos., non-RSS) drinks whole milk, but

only

about 14-20 oz./day. She doesn't eat too many solids. She likes cheese,

yogurt, bread,

rice, oatmeal, black beans or baked beans (sometimes), & that's about it! The

quantities

she eats are minimal. Though she doesn't have RSS, she is on the small side for

her age -

she is 29 " & 19.5 lbs.

As far as the walking goes, walked at 28 mos., walked at 13.5

mos., &

is only starting to take a few short steps at 15 mos. I didn't walk until

I was 15.5

mos. old & I did just fine!

Kim C.

> Hi Kim C,

>

> Thanks for your reply, I think you are right about the sensory issue, it did

take a long

time for Bobbi to get used to sucking a bottle, so I guess food is gona take

even longer, it

is just such a worry. Do your children drink alot (milk) or have any dietry

suppliments at

all?

>

> Bobbi is not crawling/ walking or standing yet she has just started to get

around abit on

her bum pushing with hands and legs.

>

> Brigitte

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