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Hi, I'm Krisi Brackett, MS SLP/CCC this blog is dedicated to current information on pediatric feeding and swallowing issues. Email me at feedingnewsletter@gmail.com with questions.
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PEDIATRIC ACADEMIC SOCIETIES BALTIMORE - A new study examines the history and resurgence of milk sharing. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 Meeting, taking place on April 24 - May 1 in Baltimore. Wet nursing was considered the safest and most popular alternative form of nutrition until further options were invented, leading to Keep Reading >>
Photo credit: unknown Source: Facebook BBy Lillian Scott, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC lilliangrayscott@gmail.com Before diving into this post, please take a few minutes to close your eyes and reflect. Think back to how you and your siblings were fed during infancy. Were you breast/chestfed? Did you help feed your siblings or another baby? Did you pretend to breast/chestfed your dolls? Were you Keep Reading >>
by Adara Blake, MS, CCC-SLP, IBCLC adaranblake@gmail.com As a Speech-Language Pathologist and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), I’m proud to combine my understanding of swallowing and barriers to safe feeding with an understanding of the physiology and mechanics of lactation and breastfeeding. As breastfeeding rates rise, the expectation that healthcare providers Keep Reading >>
Interview with Autumn Read Henning, SLP, founder of Chrysalis Feeding, LLC. Developer of TOTS (Tethered Oral Tissues Specialty) Training. What kind of assessment do you recommend- informal or formal? I recommend a conglomeration of formal measures and informal observations. Components of my assessment include : a very in-depth case history functional Keep Reading >>
Some of you know that I am part of a feeding research group at UNC called the feeding flock (http://feedingflock.web.unc.edu/ ). Here is an article featuring Adara Blake, CCC-SLP (former UNC Student and feeding flock student research team member) on the relationship between speech pathology and lactation services. Keep Reading >>
During the first year of my graduate program in speech-language pathology, I was very fortunate to be able to pursue my interest in breastfeeding support by completing an intensive lactation consultant certification program. As a student of both disciplines, I have observed the relationship between these professionals with great interest. In some ways, SLPs and IBCLCs are very much at odds with Keep Reading >>