MSE Parents Club Part 15

CAFCGirl

just another thought, what does she then eat after she's been sick?

newidentity

CAFCGirl wrote: »

just a thought newid - does it happen with drinks?? like a new fruit juice or a smoothie?

No, its never happened with a drink - she hasn't tried many though as drinks water with smoothie for breakfast and milk for tea (and she loves all fruits so never found one she detests). If she has a drink she doesnt like, she just wont drink it (although I cannot think of any she hasnt liked).

got-it-spend-it

newidentity wrote: »

I have a fussy three year old.

She is not fussy in the usual sense and she has a very healthy diet (vegetables are her favourite food) but it is VERY limited (to about six meals - vegetable curry, chille bean casserole, spag bol, sausages, vegetable soup, fish and potatoes - all with lots of veg) . This is really becoming a problem as she gets older as I am starting to worry about what she will eat at friends houses as she does not eat 'so called' normal foods.

The main problem is that from an early age, if she has had foods she doesn't like, she retches on them and finally throws up. She is willing to try them (with encouragment) but it has become such an issue because it ends with her being sick. I never make an issue of it but I can tell it will happen as her whole stomach seems to reject the food. It always ends with her dinner thrown up (almost immediately) and I just don't know how to change it. We eat as a family and I have tried so hard to increase the variety of food but to no avail, it always ends the same. We all had omelette tonight and she ate the veg, new pots but then on the omelette, she gagged and threw her whole meal back up. I know it is most likely psychological so started with just one mouthful of new food on her plate but this still happens. This has happened from an early age and is the reason why I have been unable to change her diet (as it is healthy I haven't been too concerned but as she is getting older, I can see it will be a huge issue if it doesnt improve).

Anyone else dealt with a vomiting child, I really am stuck with what to do.

I would personally get DD checked out at the Drs to try and rule out anything physical and possibly look for a referral to a dietician as it has been going on so long.

Having said that, I am very funny with some foods and I know that it is psychological for me.

Have you tried making slight alterations to the meals she does eat to see how this is tolerated? If it goes okay you may then be able to make further alterations to eventually evolve them into different meals.

tarajayne

alwaysonthego wrote: »

It is a possiblity, but small babies can learn undesirable behaviours.

I agree, but like you think everything needs checking. Better safe than sorry.

newidentity

CAFCGirl wrote: »

just another thought, what does she then eat after she's been sick?

Nothing, we tend to clean her up and get her down from the table without causing a fuss. I know it may be mean but I don't want her to think I am rewarding her by giving her anything else.

SugarSpun

newidentity wrote: »

Okay, my post makes no sense at all now it is in here. Its one way to get lost I guess.

Sometimes posts are merged in here

I had a very similar thing when I was a kid - it turned out that I was reacting to things I didn't know I was allergic to. Eventually my mother organised a referral and an allergy test and it was discovered. I'd sort out an appointment with your GP and request allergy screening/a dietitian. Her diet sounds very healthy though so I wouldn't worry too much.

FWIW it could also be texture - some things make me feel queasy because of the way they feel in my mouth.

CAFCGirl

newidentity wrote: »

No, its never happened with a drink - she hasn't tried many though as drinks water with smoothie for breakfast and milk for tea (and she loves all fruits so never found one she detests). If she has a drink she doesnt like, she just wont drink it (although I cannot think of any she hasnt liked).

in which case. i think its a textural aversion, as there is quite a similarity in the textures of the foods she is eating...
I have the same thing with fruits....yet its not the taste of fruits, just the feeling of them in my mouth. Hence why i consume a lot of juices....and love my veggies

newidentity wrote: »

Nothing, we tend to clean her up and get her down from the table without causing a fuss. I know it may be mean but I don't want her to think I am rewarding her by giving her anything else.

I just thought I'd ask in case you reverted to then giving her a safe meal iyswm...

Was she weaned onto purees or finger foods?

gill_81uk

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newidentity

CAFCGirl wrote: »

in which case. i think its a textural aversion, as there is quite a similarity in the textures of the foods she is eating...
I have the same thing with fruits....yet its not the taste of fruits, just the feeling of them in my mouth. Hence why i consume a lot of juices....and love my veggies



I just thought I'd ask in case you reverted to then giving her a safe meal iyswm...

Was she weaned onto purees or finger foods?

Thanks for all your help - and that goes to everyone.

It could be textures but nothing seems to have a rhyme or reason. Its a whole variety of foods with the worse contenders being egg, some fish (including fish fingers), potatoe (especially mash or chips), pasta and lots of different sauces, especially cheesy or creamy ones (but she loves cheese, especially strong, smelly ones!). She seems to go by smell first and decides she wont like it (which we ignore) but as soon as she puts the food in her mouth, the retching starts (which we ignore) and she mills it round and round and then if she swallows it, it comes straight back up with the rest of the contents of her plate. - she leaves the things she doesnt like to the end but her whole tea normally comes up, not just the mouthful she didnt like. Again, we ignore it but I cannot go on like this forever. :eek:

She was weaned on both purees and finger foods and both were brought back up if not liked - it used to shock me which is maybe where is was learnt but it doesnt anymore. She always had issues with lumps though and still does to some extent. I think the purees were the biggest problem though from what I remember.

I have thought about GPs but I did go and see the GP and health visitor when she was 2 and dd was weighed and we kept a food diary for 2 weeks. DD is a healthy weight (although skinny) and the HV said because she was still gaining weight and eating healthier foods than most, it didnt matter. The HV told me to just ignore it (like the advice normally is).

Thanks all for listening, I feel like a really rubbish parent at times.

SugarSpun

Newid, you'd be a rubbish parent if you weren't a bit alarmed by a child frequently throwing up all over the table. From your list it seems like the offending articles are things with a smooth consistency or that give other things that smooth consistency. Maybe she just likes her mouth-feel to be a bit more resistant to chewing?

It might be worth testing to see what would happen if you made something like a vegetable cake - chunks of veg you know she likes in a burger shape, bound together with beaten egg. The egg will be invisible but she'll still get the protein from it, and if she's sick you'll have an idea whether it's the particular foods or just their texture that are the problem.