So, I don't know where to start.
When My little boy was 6months old we started the weaning process. At first I went straight for Jar food, pouches, breakfast and yogurts. My son didn't take well to being spoon fed and would spit out anything that went into his mouth. He started to eat yogurts from spoon feed eventually. Fast forward doing this for 3months with little progress and my little boy now being 9months old and starting nursery I took some advice from the children's centre staff. I was advised to start Baby led weaning.
Little man took better to this and started putting food to his mouth to eat however was still not eating massive amounts and only certain parts of meals. I kept getting told that food for under 1s is just for fun and not to stress out. (I cried so much during this process as I felt like he wasn't eating much at all)
So fast forward to him turning 2.. and we was still having troubles getting him to try different foods. He would eat pizza, any form of potatoes, rice, macaroni, breads and fruits. He would also eat biscuits and crisps.
At nursery he was only able to have cooked meals on site, he would sit and refuse to eat, only eating the fruit at snack times. He would come home so hungry.
He would still refuse any meats and unfamiliar foods and would demand his safe foods.
We tried modeling meal times and giving him the same meals as us, we tried adding a safe food to a dish so he could eat something but also be exposed to other foods.
Fast forward to 4 years old.. at a new nursery and he can have packed lunch, so he eats his typical sandwich (has to be cheese spread) and crisps and fruits. When he comes home he is refusing our dinners even more!! He is literally living off pizza, macaroni and potatoes!
We don't watch tele while eating, he will make every excuse to get down from the table.
We encourage him to try and when we do, he attemps to put food in his mouth but then is gagging when it hits his mouth.
I have spoken to many people about this and I'm being told he is just being fussy. I feel like the gagging just isn't normal. He won't eat any other yogurt apart from cheap ones with clear pot and won't eat any other pizza apart from cheap tesco ones.
I feel my son has some additional needs but when I share this with nursery they say they don't see the same things I do.
Basically I'm asking.. what do I do! Who do I turn to? Am I being dramatic if I take him to the GP about this? Dinner times are causing us so much distress.
Sorry for the long winded explanation and thank you to anyone who has made it to this point of my message. HELP IS NEEDED!!