1 Year Old That Is Unable to Tolerate Solid Foods

I would have to say, after dealing with two intolerant eaters, to let her body decide when its time for solid foods. My daughter Sierra drank only formula for 16 months, she refused to eat hardly anything. baby food was even rough for her. My advice. let her tell you when she's ready. You will be able to tell when she's ready because she will be very hungry. Don't worry about her health, there are so many worse things to happen. good luck.

Hi L.,
I'm also a mom in Bolivar, and would be worried too. It sounds like you shouldn't be overly scared with the support of your DR, but I would seek other advice. I am a firm believer in Natural health and maybe there is something along those lines you could try.
Did the DR tell you ways that you could help develope her system or ways to help introduce solids???
I have not had this happened to me personally, but this is what I would do. Talk to other DR, research online, talk with a natural DR, go to health food stores and any other childrens resource. I know that Rebecca Still has a great health system (Still for Him Tax services), and Dr Porter the chiro has a lot of information on natural health and medicine. He may even look at your daughter and see if he can adjust her at all.
I took my 6 mo old to him when she had a cold to see if she needed to be adjusted.

I hope that you find some answers. Good Luck

Don't feel guilty about getting a second opinion from another pediatrician! Maybe there are some allergies or it may have something to do the childs throat, etc.

Check it out soon!

I wouldn't just chalk up your baby's gagging to a dislike for certain foods or something that will go away with age. I would definitely get this checked out. It very well may be a pretty severe allergy to foods, Celiac disease, or Reflux, all of which are treatable.
Don't take NO for an answer if you feel in your gut that something is not right with your child. Don't worry if you make someone 'mad' by expressing how you feel. Your child cannot speak and therefor you must.
Hope this helps,
Jenny

If it would help put your mind at ease, I think you should get a second opinion from a different pediatrician. Does she have food allergies? Reflux? I would look into both of those things.

L.--as your pediatician told you, every child matures/gain developmental milestones at their own rate. Seeing that you referred to your pediatrician as she, I would assume that it is Dr. Johnson. She is excellent and I have never known her to steer anyone wrong. However, if this continues and it worries you, then maybe you should see another doctor for a second opinion. You might at that point ask Dr. Johnson to send you to a specialist at UW Madison. But right now just relax. Take the "wait and see" attitude for a couple of months. Also, some children are just supposed to be small. I felt the same way w/middle daughter, now 24. She seemed so small in comparison to her older sister. She was the smallest child in kindergarten. About middle school she started growing. She is 5'7". And her younger sister was even taller that the older one. The older sister, now 26, is 5'6". The younger is 5'8". Listen to Amy, she is the best.

I'd definitely push your pediatrician or get a second opinion. It's better to be safe, neither of you should have to deal with that if there is something that could help!

K.

it kinda sounds like she may have acid reflux, I worked in a preschool in the infant room (teacher's kids) and one of my babies had similar symptoms..I'd ask him if he can check for that.

I would deffinately look into acid reflux. In the mean time try and feed her more slowly. It may simply be that she is eating too fast for her little tummy to keep up. And maybe control the portions, give just a few bites, wait 10 mins or so and try again. You never know, I have a son with exzema and have had every doctor recomendation possible, and I found that the more I experimented with different lotions and soaps the more I learned about what causes it and what doesn't. Now I am happy to say he is down to 1-2 breakouts a year(without the traditional medications!). So I would really try to experiment with different things until you find something that will work for you and your daughter! Hope this helped!

I'm sorry Lily is having a tough time with solid food. I think you need to get a second opinion, sometimes another doctor can give you more ideas. Have you introduced milk to her, yet? Sometimes the formula and solid foods will upset a tummy. With all the nutrients in formula and the nutrients in some solid foods, the combination can be overwhelming, sometimes. Do you give her vitamins? Vitamins are great for everyone. They can give you what your body needs even if you cannot or will not eat the proper foods. Do you cook any of the foods with spices? Try steaming vegetables (cauliflower, carrots, garlic, etc.) and add just a little bit of real butter for flavoring (not much at all), cut them into smaller pieces for Lily. My 2 year old eats this up and the veggies are soft, sweet, delicious, and easy to chew. Steaming vegetables and meat are the best way to go. Also, try grapes, watermelons, and melons these are soft and juicy. My mom, sister, and niece are all allergic to bananas, they all have a different reaction to them. She could have a reaction to them. Make a log of what foods you feed her, when you feed them to her, and her reaction up to an hour after them. This will show you if she has a pattern with certain foods or if it is just random. I'm not an expert, however, I have had some battles with food, formula, with my children and I understand how you feel. Please let me know how things are going. The best email address to contact me is ____@____.com. Please email any information. I will pray that God will show you just what you need to do for Lily. Be blessed today and forever. Blessings, T. D.