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Posted by deb law on 11/1/2009, 3:41 am, in reply to "Re: Eating"
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-Previour Message--
: Hey Rachel...my daugther had no problems
: eating from a spoon. She also had cleft soft
: palate and a tongue lip adhesion in place at
: the time we started with solids. My biggest
: peice of advice to you would be to wait on
: feeding her from a spoon. 3.5months old is
: young to start spoon feeding any baby. Some
: babies will have success at this age, but
: most just aren't ready. Are you trying to
: start spoon feeding for a reason?? ie
: increasing calories or not taking enough
: from the bottle?? I started both of my kids
: (prs/non prs) with solids at six months old.
: I waited until they could sit well with
: minimal assistance and were rolling over
: both ways. I am going to give you some tips
: that really worked for my baby...maybe they
: will work for yours too.
: ...have the high chair semi reclined(let
: gravity help her get the food to the back of
: her mouth...some babies do do better up
: right)
: ....start out with spoon feeding something
: familiar like her milk)
: ....try giving her little tastes of food
: using your finger
: ....aim the spoon to the side of her
: mouth...this helps her by letting the food
: go back on the side and not directly into
: her cleft
: ....keep your bulb syringe handy in case
: something comes out of her nose...if it
: does.. don't freak out its ok
: ....have some water or something handy in
: her bottle to give her a sip if she needs it
: ....be patient and don't force the
: issue..she will get it!!
: ....try making your own baby food....i did
: this and found it to be pretty fun...not
: only does it cost a lot less...there is less
: waste and you can experiment with different
: textures/tastes and consistencies that work
: best for your baby
: i found wholesomebabyfood.com had lots of
: great recipees and ideas for baby food and
: its free
: I hope this helps you and good luck with
: feeding!
:
: --Previous Message--
: hi thought i would ask a question my 7mnth old baby refuses to drink from a bottle and eat!he has had a ng tube in since birth.he is so inconsistant with his feeding some months he might decide to eat for a week or so then its back to refusing again same with the bottle.
: any one else have this prob?
:
:

Message Thread:

Eating - Rachel 10/26/2009, 1:23 pm
- Re: Eating - Holly 10/30/2009, 7:14 am
  - Re: Eating - deb law 11/1/2009, 3:41 am
    - Re: Eating - deb 11/10/2009, 2:32 pm
    - Re: Eating - Angela 11/1/2009, 4:38 pm
- Re: Eating - Jennifer E 10/27/2009, 7:55 am
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--Previous Message-- : : : -Previour Message-- : Hey Rachel...my daugther had no problems : eating from a spoon. She also had cleft soft : palate and a tongue lip adhesion in place at : the time we started with solids. My biggest : peice of advice to you would be to wait on : feeding her from a spoon. 3.5months old is : young to start spoon feeding any baby. Some : babies will have success at this age, but : most just aren't ready. Are you trying to : start spoon feeding for a reason?? ie : increasing calories or not taking enough : from the bottle?? I started both of my kids : (prs/non prs) with solids at six months old. : I waited until they could sit well with : minimal assistance and were rolling over : both ways. I am going to give you some tips : that really worked for my baby...maybe they : will work for yours too. : ...have the high chair semi reclined(let : gravity help her get the food to the back of : her mouth...some babies do do better up : right) : ....start out with spoon feeding something : familiar like her milk) : ....try giving her little tastes of food : using your finger : ....aim the spoon to the side of her : mouth...this helps her by letting the food : go back on the side and not directly into : her cleft : ....keep your bulb syringe handy in case : something comes out of her nose...if it : does.. don't freak out its ok : ....have some water or something handy in : her bottle to give her a sip if she needs it : ....be patient and don't force the : issue..she will get it!! : ....try making your own baby food....i did : this and found it to be pretty fun...not : only does it cost a lot less...there is less : waste and you can experiment with different : textures/tastes and consistencies that work : best for your baby : i found wholesomebabyfood.com had lots of : great recipees and ideas for baby food and : its free : I hope this helps you and good luck with : feeding! : : --Previous Message-- : hi thought i would ask a question my 7mnth : old baby refuses to drink from a bottle and : eat!he has had a ng tube in since birth.he : is so inconsistant with his feeding some : months he might decide to eat for a week or : so then its back to refusing again same with : the bottle. : any one else have this prob? : : : :

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