feeding issues of a 3 1/2 year old and an overwought mother

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As is true for probably most of you, feeding has become the bane of my

existence. I must

have the caloric content of every food memorized and can estimate the serving

size of just

about anything. I can't wait until these days are over! I have been keeping a

log of

everything that my son eats on a daily basis. Basically, he gets 3/4 of his

calories through

milk (which is really milk and 1/2 and 1/2 combined). I know that it sounds

disgusting

but based on everything else I've tried it " works " best. He can't tolerate

" rich foods " --

Boost, milkshakes etc. and has a tough time w/ mixed textures. He " likes:

crunchy and

prefers that foods like veggies not be cooked. He's been known to eat some

foods frozen

that would normally be cooked (refrigerated ravioli etc.). We've worked w/ a

nutritionist

feeding therapists OT and sp/lang. professionals who all have great ideas but

the bottom

line is that my son, Jack, has NO interest in eating and would probably go for

days w/o

eating if he didn't have to. Because of this and an anxious mom, there are

numerous

behavioral issues surrounding eating. While the diagnosis of RSS was really

hard for me, I

remember my initial reaction being of relief. I know that it sounds ridiculous,

but I was so

tired of everyone (friends and relatives included) looking at me as if I had

created this

child who had all of these " food issues " . I guess what I'm wondering is how you

have all

dealt w/ this. Part of me wants my son to have " normal " eating habits and then

the other

part of me just wants him to maintain being able to eat on his own w/o any kind

of

feeding intervention. Any tips that you have would be great. One thing that

frustrates me

is that many professionals have great ideas but they are not foods that I can

get my son to

eat. Is there anyone who lives in the NY metro area that has the name of a

feeding

therapist who has worked w/ RSS kids. Does this problem ever go away? Am I

going to

experience these same problems w/ my son when he's 8 or 15? ( I don't think I

can

imagine this!) **Also, my son's head sweats profusely at night. Is that in and

of itself

cause for concern? Does it mean that he is definitely hypoglycemic or is it

possible that it

is just symptomatic of RSS? I have an appt. w/ Dr. Harbison in about 6 weeks.

I have

never met w/ her. Are these the kinds of questions and concerns that she can

help me

with? I've seen many of you refer to her. What should I expect from my initial

consultation?

Well I can't imagine anyone reading all of this. (I barely could when aI went

back to reread

it to see if makes any sense.

Any ideas, thoughts would be greatly appreciated,

(one of the many J's)