Baby Gags On Pureed Meat

Most likely your baby will gag less as he gets more meals under his belt.

Baby gags on pureed meat.

Most babies will gag on foods because they are either too thick as in the case with pureed baby food and they have difficulty moving it back to swallow properly. She gags on the first spoonful of cereal but then she loves it. Updated on january 31 2011 m g. Baby gags when eating pureed food.

If he continues to gag on pureed foods mention it to his doctor. I started my 6 month old on pureed baby food about 2 weeks ago and she s been eating rice and oatmeal cereal for a little over a month ago. Sensory processing disorder gagging can be an indicator. Others may have swollen tonsils or an inflamed throat from chronic reflux.

Cut his food up into bite size pieces no larger than 1 2 inch and avoid foods that are choking hazards such as whole grapes nuts and popcorn. Asks from mount laurel nj on january 29 2011 11 answers. She can check for physical problems just to be sure. Or if they re eating table foods they may lose track of the food and it hits their gag reflex before they can get it in place to swallow correctly.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease gerd some children with gerd may swallow food only to find it coming right back up.