[blparent] feeding issue

[jill]

I fed both of my boys with them on my lap.  I would have the food and spoon
in front of me and have the boys back against my stomach and chest.  Then I
would sort of hold them in a hug.  I would then bring the spoon towards them
with the right hand and slightly touch their mouth with the left for
locating purposes.  This seemed to work well for me with both.  I tried
putting my oldest son in his bouncer and feed him from the front and he
would just slap the spoon and turn his head.  So I didn't try that approach
with my second son.  I haven't gotten to foods with Olivia yet, she just
turned 3 months last week.

Jill

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 12:42 PM
To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: [blparent] feeding issue

Hi all.  I've run into a problem with feeding Michael and need some help.
When my sighted husband feeds him, he'll take the spoon right in. When I
feed him, he's gotten to the point where he absolutely refuses the spoon.
He jerks his head away even when I use my left hand to find his mouth.  Part
of me feels that he needs to just get over it and the other part doesn't
want him to hate feedings if he's too frustrated.  Having a sighted person
in here to feed him every time isn't the answer either. I've fed Michael
from two positions, from the side and facing him. Any suggestions would be
greatly appreciated.  Thanks.

Leslie

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