But that perception was challenged when my son, James, was born with medically intensive disabilities. But the decision to stop pumping and feed my son formula was hard. Jennifer McLelland’s son, James, stares at a hot dog that he didn’t eat because his disability makes it hard for him to chew and swallow. That was always my goal: I didn’t want him to just eat food, I wanted him to love food. These days, my son doesn’t love all the holiday foods, but he does eat the things he likes.