Quote Originally Posted by CrazyEight View Post
Reggio, did you notice the mucus too? I have an almost 20-month-old in my care who says absolutely nothing, and his face is just constantly goopy. He says "ba" and "boo" and NO other consonants - my daughter was speech delayed, and I remember the speech therapist asking if she said other sounds like ga, da, ma, etc, and that apparently that was the red flag, that she didn't attempt any other sounds. This little guy is the same. No imitation, no attempts at any other consonants at all, and his eyes and nose are ALWAYS goopy and slimy. Every minor cold that goes by, his face is just a mess for a week. Even when he's healthy, his eyes and nose are still just dripping goop. At least he lets me wipe it for him though!

He understands things when I ask him to get things or do something, and "dances" when the little baby piano plays music, so I know he can hear at least somewhat, but that's an interesting connection that I had never heard of before. He's still on formula, since he also has pretty crazy eating issues - he will only eat pureed baby food, even though he's got a ton of teeth. He'll also eat crackers, toast, cheese, and a bit of pasta, but everything else, he won't even let go near his mouth. He does have yogurt every morning for breakfast though, and cheese and yogurt throughout the day, so I could feasibly see dairy being a culprit. Thanks for the heads up!
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