Feeding Your Baby with Cleft Palate
WEBBabies with cleft palate should be burped more frequently, but not so often as to interrupt good feeding behaviors. Choice of formula, management of medical issues, and well-baby care remains at the direction of your pediatrician.
Cleft Feeding Instructions - Seattle Children's
WEBHow do I feed my baby with cleft palate? Babies with cleft palate usually need special bottles and techniques to feed well, whether or not they have cleft lip. It is rarely possible to breast-feed or use a regular bottle. With cleft palate, a baby cannot create suction to get milk out of the breast or bottle.
WEBBabies born with a cleft lip and/or palate may have a harder time feeding. A baby with a cleft lip alone may be able to feed normally or with a little help depending on the size of the cleft.
Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Baby - Nationwide Children's Hospital
WEBThe palate, more commonly referred to as the roof of the mouth, separates the mouth from the nose. The palate is important for feeding and speaking. A cleft is an opening or split in the palate. This cleft can make feeding hard for your baby. Most babies with a cleft of the palate are not able to use standard bottles or solely breast feed ...
WEBAn oral examination is of relevance if an infant is presenting with feeding difficulties or not gaining weight. Surgical cleft repairs can involve multiple procedures, de-pending on the nature and extension of the cleft (i.e., unilateral CL …
Management of feeding Problem in a Patient with Cleft Lip/Palate
WEBJun 15, 2016 · Feeding plate restores the basic functions of mastication, deglutition, and speech production until the cleft lip and/or palate can be surgically corrected. The case presented here is the infant with cleft lip/palate to whom feeding appliance was fabricated to facilitate feeding.
Cleft Lip & Palate Association - CLAPA
WEBBabies with a cleft palate may need extra help to feed, which could include using specialised bottles and teats, or in some cases using a nasogastric (NG) tube. For babies with a cleft lip, the size and shape of the cleft may …
Feeding a Baby with a Cleft Palate | UI Health
WEBEnsure safe and effective feeding. a. Feedings should last less than 30 minutes, so babies are not burning more calories than they are taking in. b. Babies should be able to feed comfortably. It is important that the babies continue to gain weight, so our plastic surgeons can safely repair the cleft lip and palate.
WEBHow do I feed my baby with a cleft lip/and or cleft palate? •Special bottles and nipples can be used to feed your baby. •Your baby should be able to finish his/her bottle in under 30 minutes. •Watch your baby for coughing, choking, color change, watering eyes, or sounding “junky” during feedings.
Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate: Feeding Your Child (for Parents)
WEBBabies with a cleft palate need to be fed with a specialty bottle system. It provides the proper nutrition without the need for pressure while sucking. Cleft feeding bottle systems include: Dr. Brown's Specialty Feeding System. This bottle system has a one-way feeding valve that prevents milk from flowing back into the bottle.