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Is this normal ?

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Mollymomma123 · 04/11/2024 08:47

Hiya
quick question please my 21 M seems to pull faces every time she eats or tries new food . It is hard to explain but even with familiar food sometimes she looks as if she had a sour taste sort of face . She eats everything we give her regardless of the brand . She has homemade meatballs in tomato sauce with basil , pesto , spinach and Brie sauce, courgettes , bolognese, burgers , not keen on eggs but eats them , fish cakes , tuna etc . She communicates really well with over 100 words using them in the right context. She answer simple questions like “ do you want milk “ what do you want to watch ? She points , waves and claps . She recognises familiar faces in pictures and engages with strangers . My concern is that she has some sensory issues but i would have thought that if she had any she wouldn’t eat such a variety of food ?? No probs with tags , clothes , dirt she doesn’t mind getting wet or dirty diapers , having her hair brushed . I have no clue as to why she pulls a face at food or why she does it when I try to kiss her .
She also has a high palate and a tongue tie x not sure if related to her problem though

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Catza · 04/11/2024 09:00

Even if she does have sensory issues it is not the end of the world and isn't actually a pathology in itself. Every person will have their own sensory profile and, as long as it doesn't impact on her functioning, it's really not something I would overly worry about.

Bearbookagainandagain · 04/11/2024 09:14

It's normal for toddlers to start rejecting some food they use to eat, the way they perceive taste changes a lot over time as their taste buds develop.
But you say she is still eating them as well, so there is no issue.

zingally · 04/11/2024 09:43

As long as she's still eating well, I wouldn't worry about it. Toddlers are weird by nature.
My almost-8DS turned his nose up at most things at that age, and now is an amazing eater! Much better than his sister, who ate brilliantly from weening until about 4.

Musicalmistress · 04/11/2024 10:51

It's perfectly normal for toddlers to reject foods they've previously eaten happily or to just generally be a bit 'weird', it's not a sign of anything other than them being a toddler who is realising they have a bit of coErrol over things now.

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