I had a child that at 18 months was so severe with GERD that he was put on the p rescription version of prevacid even though it says not for under age 2. The way the doctor explained the problem to the mom is have you ever stuffed your mouth full of potato chips and then not chewed enough and swallowed and there were some sharp edges that hurt on the way down. Well that is the way every food this child ate felt like his throat was so irritated. At age 3 we were beginning to progress beyond puree. Up to that point he could not handle any chunk at all and that included commercial applesauce - it had to be pureed finer. The miracle blender became my best friend.

He is 6 now and last reports from his mom say he eats a lot of foods especially starchy stuff ok if they are slippery such as noodles need a sauce on them. Warm foods much better than cold foods. And he needs a lot of water to drink while he eats as in a sip between bites.