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Reflux-Gag & Vomit with finger foods?

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My DS is almost 11 months and eats pureed/cereal and puffs, cheerios like a champ. I have been trying for weeks now to get him to eat more finger foods, but with anything else he gags and usually vomits. He had severe reflux as a baby--but we have been off Prevacid for weeks and he seems totally fine. Is this related to his reflux issue still or is he just not ready for finger foods yet? Even yogurt melts (or literally anything besides baby food, puffs, cheerios) he will gag and vomit. Any suggestions??
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Re: Reflux-Gag & Vomit with finger foods?

  • kle+spdkle+spd

    MY DD has relfux (still on zantac at almost 10 months) and every new stage (purees, puffs, cherrios) she will choke/vomit! Sigh....

    So then I would just pull back on that for a few days and try again. Usually a week later she acted like it was never a problem.

    With the finger foods I cut them up (like green beans and pasta) still very small for her which seems to help.... 

    Other than that no real solution just kept trying...

     

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  • Becky262Becky262

    You might want to check with your pediatrician.  

    I know DS had a very hard time with foods like those yogurt melts and Num-Nums at first (they'd get too sticky and he couldn't swallow them) but that was a few months ago.  Seems like your son should be able to mash with his jaw by now (but obv I'm no expert  lol)

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  • rinny627rinny627

    my nephew used to gag and vomit with anything that wasn't pureed. 2 weeks before his first birthday he started eating solids. He never had reflux or anything. Maybe your LO just isn't ready yet. But definitely keep trying, he'll eventually get used to it and start eating.

     

    edit - it was totally a texture thing, not that he couldn't mash his food 

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  • katierxkatierx
    My LO is doing the same thing and our pediatrician has us set up to go see an occupational therapist about it.  I think it's more of a texture issue too, but it's been going on for a while and the doc wants it addressed.  Good luck to you...it's very stressful (my LO doesn't eat many pureed foods either and lives on cheerios and yogurt, except for formula :(
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  • Mrs*Lauren*and*JustinMrs*Lauren*and*Justin

    My LO does the same thing. He loves some finger foods: cheerios, puffs, cheese, bread, peas, green beans, etc. But whenever I attempt to introduce something new in flavor or texture that he doesn't like, he will full out gag and vomit his entire meal up. He does have reflux, and is still on Prevacid, but I never correlated the two before. 

    I plan on asking the pedi if it is something we need to be worried about at our upcoming appointment. 

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  • Tara&RyanTara&Ryan

    In my job, I see this a lot with infants and toddlers and typically it's always a texture issue. Some kids are just way more sensitive and defensive to new and different textures. The key is to keep trying different foods because the less you give, the more they reject it.  Like others said, wait a few days in between new items.  I'm glad to hear one pedi referred them to an OT, that is very beneficial. Good Luck.

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