2 year old started pocketing food

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 8:39 pm

amother OP wrote:

He has a very narrow palate so food sometimes gets stuck in it (especially pb sandwich). I don’t find the food falls out a lot though he does drool somewhat. I don’t know about a ball of food…

Airway orthodontics and myofunctional therapy stat. Has he ever been evaluated for tongue tie?

amother

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 9:36 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

Airway orthodontics and myofunctional therapy stat. Has he ever been evaluated for tongue tie?

why? Any recommendation in the Lakewood area?

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 9:40 pm

amother OP wrote:

why? Any recommendation in the Lakewood area?

Because tongue ties will cause narrow palates, oral motor weakness and the other issues you’re describing. Narrow palates will cause many more issues down the line. Shira kirsch is great for this. She’s in Howell.

amother

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 9:52 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

I had multiple doctors check him for tongue tie and everyone said he’s fine….

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 9:54 pm

amother OP wrote:

I had multiple doctors check him for tongue tie and everyone said he’s fine….

Drs are very often not well educated about this particular topic, unfortunately.

amother

DarkPurple

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 10:22 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

Drs are very often not well educated about this particular topic, unfortunately.

Agree. Stick to the experts. Go to an airway specialist and myofunctional therapist

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 10:39 pm

amother OP wrote:

is dr Kirsh both?

She's an SLP trained in orofacial myology and myofunctional therapy. She'll refer you out to an airway informed dentist or orthodontist if you need tongue tie revision and/or palate expansion. Or to an ENT if she suspects other structural issues. She herself can work on proper tongue placement, oral motor skills, swallow coordination etc.

amother

Wed, Mar 15 2023, 10:40 pm

amother Aubergine wrote:

She's an SLP trained in orofacial myology and myofunctional therapy. She'll refer you out to an airway informed dentist or orthodontist if you need tongue tie revision and/or palate expansion.

thank you. I’ll call tomorrow.

amother

Indigo

Thu, Mar 16 2023, 3:25 pm

amother OP wrote:

He has a very narrow palate so food sometimes gets stuck in it (especially pb sandwich). I don’t find the food falls out a lot though he does drool somewhat. I don’t know about a ball of food…

My son was like this. He was low tone, narrow palate and drooly. He had trouble nursing as a baby. When he started solids he gained weight a bit better (he was always skinny) but it was kind of scary because he used to forget to chew and swallow whole pieces of food or overstuff his mouth and then spit it out, or just hold it in there for a while. So I always made sure to sit with him while eating and talked to him about chewing and modeled it for it, chewing and swallowing, chewing and swallowing, talking to him about not putting too much in at once, that type of thing. And he grew out of it.
He is a very sensory kid, still, and I think this was just part of it.
Make sure any caregivers he has know about it too so they can keep a close eye on him eating for safety.