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[quote=Anonymous]Wow, hang in there OP..baby steps.

I thought I had it bad when my kid was on gerber until 2 yrs and gagged half the time..mine stopped drinking formula from a bottle (something about the texture) and I was spoon feeding her formula and water (when she had gerber) from 7 mths to 22 months. The OT helped her learn how to use the juice bear and drink from a straw cup and that helped tremendously after 22 months.

At almost 5 yrs now, I'm still struggling every meal and spoon feed her - takes 30 min to an hour every meal..If I let her do it herself, she'll be sitting at the table for 1 hour and have maybe 2 spoonfuls of whatever is served. So I just give in and feed her. Hoping that eventually she'll get there..Its not that she cannot eat now, she just doesn't want to. It may seem bad, but I allow her to watch cartoons while feeding her - its tiring ad exhausting otherwise.

Our paediatrician also recommended Carnation Instant breakfast for her. She is in 5th percentile.

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