Time to conquer this eating thing...

      One day I was talking to a therapist, told her Mason screams in the middle of eating. He will eat a few bites of something, scream so hard that I give up and give him a bottle.  I first thought he was impatient and I wasn't fast enough feeding him. I also thought because he was on medication for re flux maybe it hurt him eating something other then milk. 
      She started telling me that babies with Down syndrome have low muscle tone (which I learned that before he was born) she said with low muscle tone it also means he may have hypo-sensitivity/Hypo-responsivity to touch, taste and smell. She told me that he probably cant taste the foods I was feeding him and it can be frustrating. She continued telling me I needed to feed him things I would NEVER think of feeding a baby. She named off things that made my mouth drop. Lemons, Limes, spicy foods, hot peppers, pickles and so on. It must of been the look on my face that caused her to continue to explain why he would like these things. She said they are strong tastes that would make any other baby make a face but it will be a taste Mason will actually be able to taste and will encourage him to chew also because he can perceive there is food in his mouth. 
      She told me it sounds crazy but to give it a try. She was absolutely right it sounded crazy. When Dylan was little  my husband and I would let Dylan lick a lemon to see his body shiver, and watch him make the craziest faces. I never thought I would actually feed a baby these things. 
      well here is goes... Off to the grocery store that very same day to stock up on everything she listed. I got home put Mason in his bumbo, reached in the pickle jar grabbed a pickle and let Mason taste it. There was no crazy faces made, he LOVED it. I cut a piece of lemon let him taste it, again with no face! I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT! I then got out a baby food jar, he ate a WHOLE jar without a scream! I was amazed! Thank you therapist!!! Eating is no longer a struggle! :))