Food issues-make me want to cry

TTC76

So my DD who is 22 months old is in food therapy and was making some progress and now seems to be getting worse.She has an oral motor issue as well as texture and gag issues and she will not eat anything.I am not kidding-she used to at least eat the purees and she has been screaming these past few days and won;t eat even that.

I just want to cry, when people post that there kid does not eat a normal amount of table food, I just want to say at least they do eat some table food.I mean she had 4 bites of challa bread yesterday and is still on formula, since she needs the calories and nutrional value.

Please tell me someone is in the same situation or knows someone like this and it gets better. 

wtiger9

Sorry you are going through this.  My complaints pale in comparison.  I have a friend whose DD was similar and she is now eating normal food.  It was a long road though and I hate that anyone has to go through it.  Good luck

TTC76

Thanks,I may PM her

mplusnequalsh

My daughter is almost 18 mos and has been labeled failure to thrive for 9 months due to her feeding issues. Hers stem from improperly diagnosed/poorly medicated GI issues since birth. She either refuses the majority of table foods or chews and spits them out. The majority of the calories she is willing to take come from formula and supplements but aren't anywhere near her recommended amounts. We have been fighting against a feeding tube since she turned 1. She starts behavioral feeding therapy next month. While I have no advice, I did want to let you know you aren't alone. Feel free to pm me if you want to talk more. (sorry about formatting - on phone)

ali0608

I am definitely in the same situation!!!!  My son will only eat crunchy textures (cookies and crackers) but his speech therapist thinks he also has oral motor and texture issues.  Try getting fruits and veggies into cookies and crackers.  It's not possible.

He has made slow progress, but he's still not eating like he should.  So, I can't tell you it gets better but I know exactly how you feel.  I try not to read the food posts here because I just want to scream.  I know those moms are frustrated, but I'm just jealous of the "simple" food issues.

I hang out on the special needs board.  A lot of moms over there have kids with food issues.  It's slow but I would post any questions you have over there!  And we've also started doing Brag Day Wednesday.  It's a chance for us to brag about our kids doing things that not everyone would understand.  So, when my son ate pudding off a spoon, I posted over there.  That's not a big deal over here, but it's the biggest step he's made in a long time.

This got long.  Sorry!

Bride2bMO

My 3 year old is this way. It's so hard. Eating at others' houses is so hard..."can I make him some Mac n cheese? Fruit? Carrots?" It's just hard to explain that there is no chance in hell he'll eat that. Yesterday we tried serving him a hot dog and chips (classic kid food right?) He literally ran screaming from the table. Hang in there, lots of us "get it."

ali0608

Bride2bMO:

My 3 year old is this way. It's so hard. Eating at others' houses is so hard..."can I make him some Mac n cheese? Fruit? Carrots?" It's just hard to explain that there is no chance in hell he'll eat that. Yesterday we tried serving him a hot dog and chips (classic kid food right?) He literally ran screaming from the table. Hang in there, lots of us "get it."

Trying to explain to people is very difficult and the worst.  And no matter who they are, they continue to say, "Well, won't he eat _______?"  They act like I haven't tried other things!

And I feel like if I ran into many moms on this board, they would totally judge what my kid is eating at any meal.  I hope somewhere they learn that there may be other issues going on and not to judge parents on what they feed their kids.  I would be SO HAPPY if my kid ate cake.

 Ok, sorry once again.  I'm turning this into a vent instead of help.

ali0608

Bride2bMO:

My 3 year old is this way. It's so hard. Eating at others' houses is so hard..."can I make him some Mac n cheese? Fruit? Carrots?" It's just hard to explain that there is no chance in hell he'll eat that. Yesterday we tried serving him a hot dog and chips (classic kid food right?) He literally ran screaming from the table. Hang in there, lots of us "get it."

Trying to explain to people is very difficult and the worst.  And no matter who they are, they continue to say, "Well, won't he eat _______?"  They act like I haven't tried other things!

And I feel like if I ran into many moms on this board, they would totally judge what my kid is eating at any meal.  I hope somewhere they learn that there may be other issues going on and not to judge parents on what they feed their kids.  I would be SO HAPPY if my kid ate cake.

 Ok, sorry once again.  I'm turning this into a vent instead of help.