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19 month old son doesn’t chew

2017-12-04 07:10:31
My son is 19 months old and he doesn’t chew any food..he swallow semi solid food and solid food he keeps in his mouth for sometime and then throws it.. I mean trying to make him eat solid food like roti paratha dosa Utpaam apple etc but he doesn’t eat
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Hello,  definitely he will eat soon for time being give semi solids only, at 24 months he will start eating regular foods.

Answered2017-12-05 14:06:35

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