Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Michigan, Displaced Canadian
11 mth old can't swallow solids Posted: 03-01-08 10:33am
Hi everyone. I am hoping that someone can
ease my mind and tell me that my son is
normal.
I started him on pureed babyfood at 6mo.
At 8 mo. I gave him a small arrowroot
cookie and he choked on a small piece of
it (I had to turn him over and give back
blows)...that was horrifyingly scarry for
me.
Now, he is 11 mo...soon to be 12 mo. in
about 2 weeks ...I have been giving him
some chunkier stuff but he always (or most
always) chokes on it and vomits.
He has been able to eat the Mum Mum
biscuits...and can eat very very small
bits of macaroni and can even eat Cream of
Chicken soup (the chicken pieces are very
very small again)...
But it seems if I give him anything
remotely larger than a grain of rice he
chokes on it and then vomits everything
up...I tried small pieces of scrambled
eggs this am and again...upchuck...this
time he was choking to the point where I
had to again put him upside down.
I am really really getting worried about
the fact that he can't swallow bigger
pieces of food. I don't dare give him a
piece of toast or bagel or even a piece of
ground beef....I am so scared now that he
is going to choke that I end up feeding
him the pureed baby food in the jars and I
am getting sick of that. (I wonder if he
is also???...lol..)
Does anyone have this problem or had this
problem?
Will it clear up by itself in time?
Or is there something anatomically wrong
with him
P.S. He has his 2 bottom teeth in and his
4 front upper ones are coming in all at
the same time (they are about 1/4 of the
way down now)
Any answers would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Sue.
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mominashoe
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Posted: 03-03-08 03:32am
It's hard to say if this is a medical
problem or just a matter of preference.
My son would never let me feed him
anything with chunks. He might let me put
it in his mouth but he would spit it right
out. I have a daughter who made herself
throw up when she didn't like it. It does
sound a little scary in your situation
tho.
I thought my son would get sick of baby
food too, but my goodness I couldn't get
him to stop eating the 2nd jars of baby
food until he was over 18 months old!
I'd say give him time. Sometimes kids
just prefer to have no chunks in their
foods until they are much much older. Let
him stay on non-chunky foods for a while.
After a month or so, give him things like
the biscuits and later on things like
cheese pizza or crackers. That way he's
in control of what goes down. If he's
still not able to eat solids after 18
months old, then see a doctor.
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susie3827
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jun 2007 Posts: 53 Location: Michigan, Displaced Canadian
Posted: 03-03-08 16:09pm
Thank you so much mominashoe, you have
eased my mind.
I appreciate the response greatly.
Sue.
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