Re: Feeding Issues-Brigitte

[Guest guest]

Hi Brigitte,

Have you tried desensitizing Bobbi's mouth before feeding sessions??? We

used to use a NUK nubby toothbrush, and ice water to do this for .

You might want to ask your feeding specialist to show you how to do this??

It seemed to lessen the gagging/vomiting cycle.

We also did a lot of " brushing " , followed by joint compressions, and this

seemed to help too.

Cheese puffs were a favorite with in the beginning. I used to sit in

front of him, and gnaw on them with my front teeth, to get a crunchy sound

going. He would then try to imitate that, and was so engrossed in the game,

he seemed to forget that he was supposed to gag! LOL

HUGS!!

Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 9 months old, 24.5#, 34 " , G-tube, GHT)