If you ever travel up here, i can recommend a great paediatrician and paediatric dieitician (they also have childrens psychologist working in the same office) in Camberwell.
I was going to mention the choking thing as well...
When i was about two i ate a shoe buckle.. apparently i thought it was chocolate i didnt choke exactly- but i imagine that it didnt go down easily- and i have (and still am) a shocking eater. I chew and chew and chew and chew bacically until there is nothing there to swallow- i am EXTREAMLY picky with what i eat. I was always the last one at the dinner table and by the time i would get through my dinner it was cold and i wouldnt want to eat it anyway- whatever it was. I have found that i am more of a "grazer' too if that helps. i eat smaller meals, but more of them!
I dont know who you should see- i still havent really "fixed" my problem aside from awareness. i am still not a good eater- but now i at least try.
Thank you all so much for your replies. I will be taking DD to our GP this week and I shall go armed with all this information that you all have given me and request a referral. I will definately let you know how we go.
It could well be a phase. Like others here have said, I too was a picky eater as a child- I would chew and chew and chew meat, and I just couldn't swallow it. I grew out of it in due course. The fact that others have related similar experiences seems to indicate its perhaps not as uncommon as it might seem.
It could also be an anxiety thing- a few years ago when I had bad anxiety, I had heaps of trouble eating and swallowing. Is your daughter an anxious kind of personality?
Anyhow, mainly wanted to wish you luck and let you know I'm thinking of you too.
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i didnt choke exactly- but i imagine that it didnt go down easily- and i have (and still am) a shocking eater. I chew and chew and chew and chew bacically until there is nothing there to swallow- i am EXTREAMLY picky with what i eat. I was always the last one at the dinner table and by the time i would get through my dinner it was cold and i wouldnt want to eat it anyway- whatever it was. I have found that i am more of a "grazer' too if that helps. i eat smaller meals, but more of them!
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