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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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Attending the CHOP conference

April 15, 2016 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

Last weekend, I attended The CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia ) conference, When Feeding Becomes Disordered: Strategies to Improve Pediatric Health Outcomes, with my feeding team from UNC, we had a good time! It was a great weekend despite the April snow in Philly.  Thank you CHOP for hosting such an informative meeting! Here are the highlights: On Friday, there was a Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: General Feeding Information, Uncategorized, workshops Tagged With: appetite, feeding problem, feeding team, feeding therapy, feeding workshops, food acceptance, growth chart, Pediatric Dysphagia, speech therapy, tube weaning

Everything You Wanted to Know about Z Scores but were Afraid to Ask by Sharon Wallace MS RD CSP

December 6, 2015 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

I have been asked with increased frequency what a z score is and what is means when evaluating a growth curve. Z scores have been used as a research tool for many years to look at trends in growth in studies. However, now that many hospitals and physicians offices are moving towards an electronic health record, we are beginning to see them used more frequently as a nutrition evaluation tool to Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: dietician, feeding team, feeding therapy, growth chart, Z score

Cyproheptadine (or periactin) to Boost Appetite

May 16, 2015 by Krisi Brackett 24 Comments

Question: I was searching your site for more information about the use of cyproheptadine as an appetite stimulant.  I recently had an evaluation with a kiddo who is taking this twice a day to increase appetite but mom doesn't think it has helped much.  Wondering what your team does for dosage?  I have had some experience working with periactin and I remember that it was usually best to be on it Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Gastrointestinal Tagged With: appetite, cyproheptidine, extreme picky eating, feeding therapy, food refusal, growth chart, hunger, Pediatric Dysphagia, periactin, reflux, selective eating, speech therapy, swallowing

Ask the Dietician: Comments on recommending infant formulas by Sharon Wallace, RD, CSP, LDN

March 30, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 3 Comments

This post comes from my colleague Sharon, one of the dieticians on our feeding team, in reference to Martina's comment and question on how best to recommend a special formula and how to convince parents to try something new that is more expensive.-Krisi   From Sharon: What I would add to Krisi's response is that there are now so many different 'hydrolyzed formulas" on the market that it Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Nutrition, Uncategorized Tagged With: bottle, dietician, feeding, feeding therapy, growth chart, infant feeding, infant formula, specialized formula

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