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[quote=Anonymous]My son is very picky specific to protein sources and anything not plain. He loves hot dogs, but wouldn't touch even chicken nuggets for years. Or when he would eat them, only microwaved so they were soft, not crunchy, if they were crunchy he would gag. Would not eat pizza. No beans. Specific kind of cheese such as cheese sticks. Any "real" meat like homemade chicken or steak or even meatballs, hamburger, might come back out if the texture bothers him and/or taste is surprising. I've constantly worried about if he's getting enough protein and iron. Thankfully, inexplicably, is ok with plain vegetables and most fruit.

He's gotten a little better, but it's still tough. He has a sensitive gag reflex and it gets overactive with food that is unfamiliar.

I grew up with a strict single, widowed mom who was born in the 1930s (adopted me so I had a much older parent than others my age) who did the whole eat what's on your plate or go hungry, and eat enough of it or you'll sit at the table for hours. So I tried that, I was used to that. However, my son will starve. Or you can push him to take a bite and he might start to retch and has even vomited on the table. He's had a referral to a nutritionist for small growth year on year and picky eating. Now that he's older, he is better at verbalizing what is happening or what he is feeling when he starts to retch/gag. This is helping us to take steps to work past it because we can talk about figuring out how to get past that sensation and he is becoming [i]slightly[/i] more willing to try some new things.

DHs parents are very picky and I think he gets it from his side. My FIL who is in his early 70s will only eat meat and potatoes and white wonderbread and balks at any vegetable that isn't a potato. If he takes a bite to be polite, he has the exact same look on his face as my son of trying to sort of force himself to swallow it. My MIL is OCD and bothered if different food touches on her plate.

If I hadn't had my son, I just wouldn't understand it as an outsider. I have a 2nd child who is slightly picky, but it's not the same at all.  Please don't judge, it's just some kids are different. [/quote]

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