I made a very hard decision to discontinue all of Nathaniel's oral feeding today. He is aspirating.

I have know something was wrong most of this last year. Nathaniel's occupational therapist through early intervention has spent half her weekly therapy session on oral feeding. It always causes coughing fits and increased suctioning needs. Often the coughing spells end in vomiting. The occupational therapist solution: the more he eats, the better chance he will get over his gag sensitivity no longer makes sense.

Nathaniel had a new occupational therapy evaluation today with a private therapy group. I was told that all his feeding behaviors scream, "I'm aspirating!" The OT advised discontinuing all oral feeds immediately. I called Nathaniel's ENT and Pulmonologist's office to share the therapist's observations and everyone agrees. Discontinue all oral feeds immediately. Tests are needed.