questions on feeding

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Hi. My son is 14 months and he was unable to swallow when he was

little. We went to a program in Cleveland for electrical stimulation

(Marcy Freed) and a few months of intensive trials at home (also did

cranial sacral therapy), he started some tasting and only recently

(September) did he actually " eat " foods. He only takes puree at this

time just because I think liquids are harder to control.

couldn't coordinate breathing, sucking and swallowing so he never had

a bottle and now we're trying to work on liquids from a cup (a dixie

cup). From both a parent and speech therapist standpoint, give him

whatever you can to get/keep those swallowing muscles working...(once

he has been medically cleared). used to get lollipops, toys

dipped in flavored juice, licorice to try and " chew " ...anything. We

make our own puree food to make it higher in calories and either

extra sweet or extra flavorful. It has worked for us! Also, there

is a product called " thick it " that is a commercial thickener to add

to liquids or we even add it to thinner purees.

Good luck and let me know if I can give you any more info.

Barbara, mom to 14 months (chArGE)

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In a message dated 12/30/01 6:26:59 AM Central Standard Time,

rbwarter@... writes:

> We went to a program in Cleveland for electrical stimulation

> (Marcy Freed) and a few months of intensive trials at home (also did

> cranial sacral therapy), he started some tasting and only recently

> (September) did he actually " eat " foods.

Barbara,

It must be so exciting to see " actually eat foods! " Congrats!!

We have a few questions, whenever you have time to reply-

What is cranial sacral therapy, & it's benefits? Did you do the intensive

trials after you saw Marcy?

We talked to Marcy today, the ES therapy sounds fairly promising for

But we need to take the glossopexy down first, sometime this spring.

Jan mom to (14.5 mo). CHARGEr wife to