Logan has never been a good eater. In fact - he is an extremely difficult eater and it is very hard to predict if he will eat at all at a certain time or not. Simone took him to a feeding specialist / pediatrician / psychologist for evaluation. We do not have the final report yet, but it seems like he has a mild form of Hypotonia.

What is Hypotonia?

Hypotonia is a condition of abnormally low muscle tone (the amount of tension or resistance to movement in a muscle), often involving reduced muscle strength. A child is said to have low muscle tone — hypotonia — if his muscles are on the loose, floppy side. You may find it unusually easy to move your child’s arms and legs when they are relaxed, or that he seems to slip through your arms when you pick him up. Although hypotonia is not a well-understood phenomenon, children with low muscle tone often have delayed motor skills, muscle weakness, and / or coordination problems.

We looked at all the symptoms and some match what we see with Logan, while others are completely off. So, it is very hard to tell what the issue is. Does he have Hypotonia or is the pediatrician overly cautious? We do not know yet. Simone is very concerned and I think she is absolutely overreacting. She has a light tendency to read the worst case scenarios of something and to project them onto herself and her surroundings. It makes it often more difficult to deal just with the facts and to remove the assumptions from a situation.

Anyway - Logan will get some physical therapy to learn eating a little better. Hopefully this will work out well and makes life a little easier for us.