Feeding Update Friday: Week Ten and Eleven

Okay, so the last update was that Greyson was able to move towards table foods for his mealtimes as opposed to all purees.  We've given it a good three week trial period, and we have not liked what we've seen.  While we knew we would be losing some volumes because of the switch, we've seen a pretty steep loss in volumes, even in his one-meal-a-day of yogurt.

When given softer table foods, Greyson is mostly just playing with them.  Sometimes he'll take tiny, tiny bites of something, and sometimes he just flat out refuses.  His breakfast meal of yogurt has been between 1 and 6 ounces, which has varied greatly from his consistent 4-6 ounces before the switch to table foods.

Talking with Greyson's OT and SLT over the past two days, we have come up with a new plan.  We are going to go back to mostly purees, while still presenting him with a few more table food choices.  This way, he will still be getting more consistent volumes while getting more experience with table foods.

I know this is a work in progress, but it can be absolutely exhausting to try to figure it all out.  On a positive note, Greyson is doing well playing with foods.  Today when I was making lunch Greyson was at the table with some slices of colby jack cheese.  I peeked over at him and saw him smiling so big, pointing at his ears with both hands saying, "Mommy!  Cheese, ears!"

  

He had shoved tiny pieces of cheese in both ears, and thought he was the coolest thing ever!