Nov 22 - News You Can Use

in october, gaylloyd came to visit me and watch me during a feeding session. we had lots of fun and tasted many different things. gaylloyd gave mommy and lana some ideas on spoon sipping to help me drink water. in november, mommy went to see gaylloyd. she was teaching a class to therapists and invited mommy to come and learn about various types of infant, toddler and pre-school age NDT's that result in feeding disorders. mommy learned about lots of techniques for teaching someone how to eat. And, mommy found out alot about muscular and neurological and developmental problems that i don't have for little people with feeding disorders. but, mommy listened and thought about the feeding techniques and the various difficulties. then they started talking about hypersensitivity due to intense medical histories and prematurity. yup. that's me. so, mommy learned all about why i have problems eating and what could have caused them. and, we found out that i am afraid of a lot of things and i don't trust anyone around my face. i don't like anything touching my mouth or mouth parts and i am afraid you are going to hurt my eyes. mommy also learned about feeding groups (the right way) and texture therapies. we found out why i like savory and dairy most, followed by salt, ice and least sugar. we started a feeding chart and watched for certain likes and barriers. we started taking little steps and trying new things and practicing crunching and repetitive chewing. then, lana came over for feeding therapy and we started cheering about putting things in our tummy. it was very exciting. once it was scary, but then it was ok and lana seemed very happy. so, . . . it was only a teaspoon of yogurt and 1/2 teaspoon of creamy peanut butter, but they went all the way down to my tummy and didn't come back. e editor's note: huge little victories for us.