Need help feeding this kid

Mrs.ClariC · February 2010

So........Abraham has this problem chewing things apparently. Every time I give him small pieces of things, he gags and vomits EVERYTHING. I mash everything, put everything in the blender. I'm not going to say that I don't mind doing this, because I do. It would not only be much easier if he just ate things without them being pureed, but I just feel like he has to learn and he's being very dramatic! And the way he does this, like his face, he's just so dramatic about it. Now it's gotten to the point that even pureed things, he won't eat. I don't know if it has to do with the fact that he's sick right now or if he's just scared of eating? Now I'm starting to worry that he's scared of food and milk isn't really enough for him anymore (at least I don't think it is). So I was wondering if there's anything I can do so that he won't vomit everything? Did any of your kids do this to you? In the meantime I will keep putting everything in the blender but this has to end at some point right?? The pedi told me there's moms who feed their 2 year old kids pureed food only and that kind of scares me.

Thanks for letting me share and for your help. I'm really stuck on this.

CesEve99 · February 2010

its probably because he is sick, poor thing.

i would keep trying once he gets better...have you tried finger foods? like crackers, bananas, apple slices, ham and cheese rolls, raviolis? if he can tolerate that then i would start giving him rice and certain chopped meats ( i would go with picadillo since its already loose) for him to get used to. its probably just a phase. mady was eating pureed foods at least once a day until she was 11-12 months, everything else was whatever we were having. gl!

Nicksgirl121 · February 2010

ditto evelyn! being sick definitely doesn't help the situation. =( It could easily be a phase. I was still giving Riley baby food until she was 1 year but alot of her food intake by then was regular table food. I would still try to introduce him to some type of regular food at every meal because you never know when he might take to something. Hang in there and if things don't start to improve, I would bring it up to your pedi again.

MrsLeanna · February 2010

I have a friend whose son is 5 months younger than Alexis and he's always been like that. He never wanted the stage 3 foods or anything with texture. Sometimes he would eat puffs. He slowly outgrew it as he got older, but even now at 18 months, he's very picky about what he eats and will only eat a few things. My friend kept introducing new foods and different foods to see if he would eat any of it and she would cut things really really small for him. It could be b/c he's sick but remember this is all new to them, up until now he's only had liquid and mushy stuff and I think some kids may just be more sensitive to new textures that others!!

southmiamiwifejen · February 2010

My little cousin was exactly like this. He would only eat pureed foods and he was SO dramatic about eating anything with texture. If there was a single grain of rice or a little piece of meat in his puree that wasn't perfectly blended, he would gag when it went in his mouth LOL. Anyway, he grew out of it. He is still a very picky eater, but he grew out of it. I think it took him a while, but my aunt just kept trying and trying and trying until he finally started eating solid foods. Sorry this wasn't more helpful

The next time I talk to her, I will ask her about it and try to get more specifics. Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone!!!

karenlisa714 · February 2010

Zachary is 15 months and still eats mostly pureed foods. I am okay with it. I am hoping to get him off of the purees by the time he's 2. I am not in a big rush, to be honest.

I thought I'd put his food schedule here in hopes it will help you, as a mom of another picky eater

Breakfast: toast or a waffle, usually with a yogurt or half a banana (I eat the other half, yum!)

Snack: Puffs or goldfish

Lunch: 1 applesauce and 1 jar veggies with a few bits of cheese. On occasion, I can get him to eat a cheese sandwich with a little mayo & mustard. He really likes those if he is in the mood for it, but he didn't figure out how to eat a sandwich until about a month or so ago.

He typically does not have a snack between lunch and dinner because he plays a lot and takes a good nap in between.

Dinner: I try to vary this up - Sometimes I can get him to eat chicken nuggets with a jar of veggies. Sometimes he does not want finger foods. He usually will eat his Beech Nut banana cookie for dessert though - he REALLY likes those! Other nights I feed him an Earth's Best Stage 3 soup. It just depends.

So, there you have it. My kid is 15 months old and will eat jarred, pureed food for at 2 meals per day sometimes.

For the record, Evelyn - I tried turkey & cheese roll-ups with Zachary thinking he would like it and he just licked it... finally got him to take a bite and he made an AWFUL face and spit it out!!!! Hehe.

Mrs.ClariC · February 2010

Well I'm glad this is normal! It definitely gives me hope! Eve, I have tried everything, picadillo is even too textured for him. Rice he vomits, there's nothing he'll keep down if it has the slightest bit of texture. I just hope he continues to eat purees once he feels better. And I guess I'll keep trying to give him textured foods and at one point (hopefully soon) he'll outgrow his picky-ness:/.

Thanks sooooooooooo much!!

ANJ410 · February 2010

He's still pretty young. Just keep trying. Some kids take to texture right away, others don't. If the gagging lasts past 12 months though it could be a sensory issue. A friend of mine has a daughter that would only east purees until she was over a year and a half and is now three and still gags violently on regular food a lot. Bring it up to your pedi again if it persists...I believe there is a type of physical therapy that can fix the problem.

CesEve99 · February 2010

Mrs.ClariC:

Well I'm glad this is normal! It definitely gives me hope! Eve, I have tried everything, picadillo is even too textured for him. Rice he vomits, there's nothing he'll keep down if it has the slightest bit of texture. I just hope he continues to eat purees once he feels better. And I guess I'll keep trying to give him textured foods and at one point (hopefully soon) he'll outgrow his picky-ness:/.

Thanks sooooooooooo much!!

kids go through phases with food. mine is going through the phase now of "chosing" what she wants to eat. ill fix her a plate of mac n cheese, shredded cooked chicken, some veggies and bananas...and one day she will eat only the mac n cheese, the next day only the veges...etc. hang in there

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