Posted by Susie
on 3/12/2009, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Oral Defensiveness"
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Have you tried a feeding therapist? My son has been tube fed for several months now due to reflux issues. He is very defensive. We are working with a therapist to make him less defensive. They have great ideas and techniques, I highly recommend it though it is a slow process. Good luck. Susie
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: My granddaughter had cleft palate repair one
: month -ago. She has always hated eating
: & fights her mother every time she is
: fed. Fortunately, she hasn't needed to be
: fed by tube, but it has been an enormous
: emotional struggle for mother and baby. She
: is 15 months old now. She screams and
: cries...doesn't want to try anything...She
: will take water by cup & even asks for
: it, but when she sees her milk and cereal or
: the bowl it is mixed in, she runs. I believe
: she has a psychological aversion to eating
: now & feels it is punishment. I feel so
: sad when she is fed. Everyone is on pins and
: needles the whole time, and her mother feels
: like a torturer. Sigh. The doctor told her
: to just feed her when she asks for it, but
: my granddaughter will go 24-36 hours without
: anything but water if she is left to her own
: desires. Has anyone else experienced this
: with their child? Thank you for this board,
:
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