Most of you know that I am a big fan of Melanie Potock’s work, I often share her ideas, books and videos here on the blog. I want to encourage my readers to subscribe to Melanie Potock’s you tube channel. You will have access to feeding advice and ideas through free videos. When you subscribe you will get a new video in your inbox every week. There is also quite an archive of topics on Keep Reading >>
Healthy Bowel Movements
Healthy bowel movements We know that stooling patterns can affect eating while also giving us important information about the GI tract. While "normal" may vary between individuals, in our clinic we establish daily stooling to encourage hunger, improve motility, and reduce reflux. Many of the children we treat for feeding problems have difficulty with regular stooling patterns. Read more here Keep Reading >>
High Calorie Meltable Snacks from Nutraphagia
EAT from Nutraphagia by Tia Bagan When I came up with the idea for a delicious, high-calorie snack, one word came to mind: joy. As a certified speech language pathologist, I had watched countless patients and their families struggle to find food that not only fed the body, but also the spirit. Sure, food is a source of nutrition, but done right, it delights us and connects us. It’s a way Keep Reading >>
IDDSI
http://iddsi.org Want to know more about the development of international standardized terminology and definitions for texture modified foods and thickened liquids? Check out this free webinar next week: Through Thick and Thin: Exploring and Implementing IDDSI at a Pediatric Hospital Facility Feb 22 @ 7:00 PM PST – Register here Keep Reading >>
On the Research Front
Swallowing: Wertz A, Ha JF, Driver LE, Zopf DA. Pediatric laryngeal cleft repair and dysphagia.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018 Jan;104:216-219. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2017.11.017. Epub 2017 Nov 23. PMID: 29287871 Dysphagia improves in most patients after laryngeal cleft repair. The range in time to a normal diet was wide. This may facilitate improved preoperative counseling and Keep Reading >>
Collaboration
Collaboration This will be an unusual post for my blog- usually I stick to informational type posts, however, I would like to tag onto to a vibe that I have been feeling lately in some of the face books groups and list serves I belong too and that is one of collaboration. I want to say some special thank you’s to clinicians for being gracious and collegial. I’ll start with a thank you to Keep Reading >>
Human Milk in a Bottle: Are the Benefits Just as Good?
by William T. Basco, Jr., MD, MS, medscape Breastfeeding or Breast Milk? Does breastfeeding protect against atopic illness in offspring? Many previous studies did not differentiate between infants who were nursed directly at the breast versus those who were fed expressed breast milk by bottle.[1] Some preliminary data suggested differences in the potential protective benefits of breastmilk Keep Reading >>
Which GERD Symptoms in NICU Babies Actually Need Treatment?
Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH — December 2017 In the latest of their numerous innovative studies of the symptoms and experiences of NICU babies with trouble swallowing (dysphagia), physicians and researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and The Ohio State University College of Medicine have identified and refined which symptoms suggest treatment-worthy gastroesophageal Keep Reading >>
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