Our first week home has proven to be a difficult one. When we left the Children's Institute, Greyson was eating between 5 and 7 ounces orally a day with very little behavioral issues during mealtime. Now that we have gotten home and are trying to settle into a routine, Greyson has reverted to using some of his favorite poor mealtime behaviors, as well as a few new ones. His intake is still good considering just 3 weeks ago he wasn't taking anything orally, but it has been decreasing
We are really struggling with Greyson flat out refusing to take a bite of food. He's doing lots of swatting the spoon away, crying, covering his mouth, and yelling "No! Stop!". We've had to get very creative to try to continue his progress, and we are hoping to begin seeing some improvement soon. It's been incredibly frustrating for Shane and I, but we haven't and won't be giving up.
List of foods Greyson's eaten this week:
-vanilla yogurt
-chocolate pudding
-pureed macaroni and cheese
-pureed stuffed shells and tomato sauce
-pureed chicken and dumpling soup
-vanilla yogurt drink (half yogurt, half whole milk)
-goldfish crackers
Total Daily Intakes:
Saturday: 5.5 ounces and 3.5 goldfish crackers
Sunday: 8 ounces and 3.5 goldfish crackers (Our golden day!)
Monday: 6 ounces and 10 mL
Tuesday: 3.5 ounces and 1/4 sheet graham cracker
Wednesday: 5 ounces and 3 goldfish crackers
Thursday: 3.5 ounces and 3.5 goldfish crackers
PS. Is anyone else as jealous as I am that I can add butter or oil to everything Greyson eats? I fondly call it the Paula Deen diet:
Butter and Oil!!! :)
ReplyDeleteI thought you'd like that :)
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