Posted by Stephanie on 3/30/2008, 6:03 am, in reply to "still not eating at 2yr"
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Hi Amanda,
We are in the same shoes. My son will be 2 on April 1st. He is 50% reliant on his G-tube for nutritian, and 100% for fluids. Althought he does allow us to feed him orally, he will only accept purees. I never thought in a million years that when Braden was finally sent homne from the hospital at 3 months onld with the NG, that he would still be tube fed at 2 years old, and counting. I read one of the other's responses about that she go tough with he 1 yr old and the baby was off the tube in 3 months, that it very impressive, and I wish it would work for us, but our attempts of depriving him of a portion of his daily needs in order to get him to take more orally have failed. I really wish there was an easy answer for all of us.
Just wanted to let you know that you are not the only one with a 2 yr old, who is still struggling.
All the best,
Stephanie
--Previous Message--
: My daughter still has a mickey button and just
: turned two. I have tried several different
: therapists and right now all I have gotten
: her to do is put a spoon (or something like
: that) just barely in her mouth. I guess
: this is a big step considering she wouldn't
: put anything in her mouth a few months ago,
: but this seems like at this rate she won't
: eat orally until she is a teenager. I know
: this takes time, guess I am just a little
: discouraged. Any suggestions or encouraging
: stories would be greatly appreciated.
: Thank you,
: Amanda
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