Hi, ds is almost 20 months and is a happy healthy little boy but I'm a bit worried about some if his eating habits and looking for some advice.
First, let me say I'm not worried about his actual diet. He eats a balanced and varied diet and eats good amounts of all his meals. But he seems to have issues with some food textures. He seems to have to have wet food. It's difficult to explain as he will eat lumps but they have to be smothered in either gravy, parsley sauce or similar, on guessing so they slip down more easily. I cook him cottage pie, fish pie, all manner of stew and casseroles, and either has some kind of fish, pots and veg or meat pots and veg daily. He will eat pasta but it has to be very wet and loves soup, beans and scrambled egg but he wouldnt eat a chip, sandwich or sausage roll for example. He wouldn't even try it and if you do mange to get something dry in, he either spits it or gags. Also I've watched him eating and he rarely chews, prefers to just swallow. I don't think it's that he can't because he will chew chunks of strawberry, toast, biscuits etc. he's always had a sensitive gag and this seems to be the problem when eating new textures.
Has anyone any experience of this? I have always had issues with texture of food and was wondering if you thought I should get him to see the gp? My mum says he's just a lazy eater and I shouldn't worry but I'd hate to think he's got a problem and I'd done nothing.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
His speech is pretty good by the way. He can say between 50 and 100 word, some aren't that clear but I'm guessing this is normal for first words?