Baby Gags On Pureed Meat

Swollen tonsils or adenoids children who have chronic swelling in their throats may find it difficult or painful to swallow.

Baby gags on pureed meat. But whether your new eater is feeding himself soft pieces of avocado sweet potato or other squish able options or slurping purees off a spoon you may see your baby gag and attempt to push food. Others may have swollen tonsils or an inflamed throat from chronic reflux. 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. Updated on january 31 2011 m g.

Asks from mount laurel nj on january 29 2011 11 answers. She gags on the first spoonful of cereal but then she loves it. Baby gags when eating pureed food. 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.

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. Gastroesophageal reflux disease gerd some children with gerd may swallow food only to find it coming right back up. Most likely your baby will gag less as he gets more meals under his belt. 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.