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[quote=Anonymous]OP, your OT sounds really smart in the way she/he is approaching this, we've worked with some doozies who actually made things worse.

My child still has issues with food texture and she was actually 42 weeks. It is wonderful that your little boy is doing so well in other areas. This will come in time, but for my child didn't improve significantly until after age 7, sorry to say. Sensory issues often get better at that point. Make sure his nutrition is good (pediasure) and try to find other foods with a crunchy dry texture that he can self feed since that seems to be his preference. Go at his pace and know that it is a marathon. Some kids have low tone issues that impact their mouth, or swallowing and trying to force things can lead to choking or even food aversions. There are no magic tricks, just building on what he will and is able to eat and trying to desensitize or wake up his mouth a bit. I have several friends whose kids have tubes or who are on very limited diets for allergies and who don't have an easily accessibe option like Pediature that their kids will take, it could be so much worse. A G tube or FTT is a really rotten choice to have to make. I know that food is very emotionally charged and you want to get past this but try to focus on all of his many successes. I used to get very stressed and anxious and I think it actually delayed DC's feeding progress somewhat, they pick up on your feelings and DC became more tense when eating. I actually found talking to a therapist a few times helpful both about the stress of the feeding and some other medical issues DC had. It stinks when feeding is a challenge since it comes up 5 times per day. Hang in there.

How is his weight these days? One friend found that by going back to the bottle at nap and night that her DC's weight increased. Of course, consult the experts that you are working with. [/quote]

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