Re: Food texture sensitivity

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Posted By A Son-Rise Message Board Participant on November 17, 1999 at 17:04:54:

In Reply to: Food texture sensitivity posted byDebbie on November 17, 1999 at 01:48:45:

Hi Debbie, welcome to the board. I'm interested to know if you're doing son-rise with Christopher?
Does he have any other special needs that you're working on? If you are doing son-rise then have you been completely outrageously creative and fun with introducing foodstuff? You know - to make it as inviting as possible!! Perhaps you could think of a foodstuff you want him to try then stick it on this board and we could all brainstorm on it - and come up with some wacky fun ideas on how to present it or introduce it?! What do you think? love, Shara.

: Hi, I'm new to this board. My son Christopher, 26 months, is "tactile defensive." He has been really coming around lately with occupational therapy and speech therapy, but I am still having trouble in the eating department. When he was a baby, I breast fed him and planned to wean him a million times, but he would NOT accept a bottle from anyone. The doctor said if he's hungry enough he'll take it." I tried, but I would wimp out after half a day. He absolutely did not like the artificial nipples (I think I bought every kind of bottle/nipple on the market). He seemed to be eating solids fairly well until about 12-14 months when he slowly started eliminating different foods. Now I'm at the point where he will only eat mushy stuff like oatmeal or anything that is crunchy. Anything like noodles, fruit, meat and vegetables he seems to get the "heebie jeebies" when it is in his mouth. He has to really like to eat it. I have no idea what to give to him to eat anymore. The OT is doing oral brushing, but so far he hasn't progressed. Anybody have any ideas on what to do or healthy foods that he might eat? Thanks to all.

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• Re: Re: Food texture sensitivity debbie 19:57:19 11/17/99 (1)
  • Re: Re: Re: Food texture sensitivity Shara Ouston 17:20:51 11/18/99 (0)

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Comments:: Hi Debbie, welcome to the board. I'm interested to know if you're doing son-rise with Christopher? : Does he have any other special needs that you're working on? If you are doing son-rise then have you been completely outrageously creative and fun with introducing foodstuff? You know - to make it as inviting as possible!! Perhaps you could think of a foodstuff you want him to try then stick it on this board and we could all brainstorm on it - and come up with some wacky fun ideas on how to present it or introduce it?! What do you think? love, Shara. : : : Hi, I'm new to this board. My son Christopher, 26 months, is "tactile defensive." He has been really coming around lately with occupational therapy and speech therapy, but I am still having trouble in the eating department. When he was a baby, I breast fed him and planned to wean him a million times, but he would NOT accept a bottle from anyone. The doctor said if he's hungry enough he'll take it." I tried, but I would wimp out after half a day. He absolutely did not like the artificial nipples (I think I bought every kind of bottle/nipple on the market). He seemed to be eating solids fairly well until about 12-14 months when he slowly started eliminating different foods. Now I'm at the point where he will only eat mushy stuff like oatmeal or anything that is crunchy. Anything like noodles, fruit, meat and vegetables he seems to get the "heebie jeebies" when it is in his mouth. He has to really like to eat it. I have no idea what to give to him to eat anymore. The OT is doing oral brushing, but so far he hasn't progressed. Anybody have any ideas on what to do or healthy foods that he might eat? Thanks to all.