Jodi - have you had checked by a pediatric dentist?

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Hi Jodi,

Saw your post. We also had problems with Max (now 5 and maybe RSS

but definitely SGA) wanting to chew things. The only protein we

could get in him was vienna sausage (cringe!). When we finally got

around to the dentist at around age 3 he discovered that Max's upper

jaw was narrower than his lower jaw. His molars didn't meet in the

back and it was physically painful for him to chew.

A 'permanent' retainer was put in and 6 months later he was eating

meat and enjoying it.

We also have some sensory integration issues w/ Max, but more around

gravity, not around food texture.

GOod luck,

Frances - mom to Max

> >

> > Hi...i have a wonderful 8yr old son () who was diagnosed

with

> > Silver at about 9 months old. He has always been a happy

> and

> > healthy boy and he has been lucky enough to have only minimal

> health

> > problems. I have joined this group in the hope that someone has

> some

> > ideas on helping me with his diet. eats well, gets really

> > hungry and has a very healthy diet. Unfortunately he will only

eat

> > the same six things all the time. This is an average day.

> > Breakfast - Cow and gate creamed porridge for 4months+, carton of

> > choc soya milk.

> > Lunch - Banana, Fromage fraise, Pringles (about 10),2 choc

> biscuits.

> > Carton of choc soya milk.

> > Dinner - Cow and gate creamed porridge for 4months+, fromage

> fraise,

> > pringles (about 10), 2 choc biscuits, Carton of choc soya milk.

> >

> > gets through a whole box of baby porridge every day and is

> > prescribed a protein and calorie powder which i add to it. He

will

> > eat orange jelly aswell as various types of biscuit, crisps and

> > fomage fraise, but his main intake is the porridge which he will

> not

> > alter. It has to be Cow and gate or he wont eat it. And he is not

> > fooled by any sneaky changes. He has seen dieticians many times

> over

> > the years and they are basically clueless as to how to handle

him.

> > The last one told me there is nothing they can do and referred us

> > back to our GP. We are now waiting to see a psychologist.

> > has a big sister Jessie aged 10 and a baby brother or

sister

> > on the way in febuary. Obviously i could talk about for

> hours

> > as he is an absolute love in every way, but really any help in

how

> > to improve his diet will be greatly appriciated. Hope to hear

from

> > someone soon. Liz Kaulbach.xxx

> >

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