The Graduate

Cameron is done with feeding therapy!!!! He initially started individual feeding therapy about a year ago and then 12 weeks ago he was placed into a special feeding group. Our main goal was for him to see other kids eating, then mimic what they were doing. During the first session, he did exactly what we wanted and ate foods he would not touch if he were at home. Over the next 12 weeks, he continued to mimic and develop a love for some new textures and tastes. At the beginning of therapy he was weighed 26 pounds and would only eat about 8 different foods on a good day. Now he's just under the 30 pound mark and has a whole new set of things he enjoys to eat. Hummus, guacamole, pepperoni sticks, veggie puffs, cucumbers, bananas, apricots, soy yogurt, are just some of the things he now loves. He is no longer choking, pocketing, and gagging on foods and has learned to take the right size bites.

I realize that our freedom from feeding therapy may not last. He does still have quite a bit of issues, especially with focusing on eating but I'm hoping that as he begins to adventure closer to preschool age, that he will grow out of some of these behaviors. Our fabulous speech therapist is also the feeding therapist so she will be keeping a close eye on him to see if we need to start individual sessions again. I know she does want to work with him on drinking from an open cup so that is ongoing.

One step at time. One step closer.

Today we shall celebrate!