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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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Do children stop eating orally after a G-tube is placed?

August 21, 2016 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

Feeding tubes are recommended for a variety of reasons. The most common being for a child who has a history of poor weight gain and growth or has a medical condition making the transition to oral feeding slow or difficult. Parents have many concerns and fears about placing a feeding tube that often include, “Will my child stop eating by mouth?”, “Can my child still eat by mouth?”, or  “How long Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Gastrointestinal Tagged With: feeding problem, food refusal, G tube, tube feeding formula, tube weaning

Liquid Hope from functional formularies

December 12, 2015 by Krisi Brackett 15 Comments

http://functionalformularies.com/    1. What is Liquid Hope?   Liquid Hope is the worlds’ first and only organic, whole food, and plant-based feeding tube formula and oral meal replacement. Unlike other enteral formulas on the market, Liquid Hope is made with no added sugars and no artificial ingredients – just the wholesomeness of 16 whole food ingredients like garbanzo beans, quinoa, Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: allergies, appetite, eating, feeding therapy, formula, Functional formularies, G tube, GERD, hunger, Nourish, Pediatric Dysphagia, reflux, Robin Gentry McGee, tube feeding, tube feeding formula

Ideas for Transitioning off of a G-tube

August 23, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 13 Comments

When a child is referred for feeding therapy to transition off of a feeding tube, what is the best intervention strategy?   The best answer is the one that works in the most efficient way possible! In all honesty, there is no standard approach to transitioning off of a feeding tube. There are many different approaches that range from:   reducing tube feeding volumes to encourage Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment Tagged With: appetite, feeding therapy, Pediatric Dysphagia, speech therapy, tube feeding, tube feeding formula, tube weaning

Using a Homemade Blenderized Tube Feeding Diet: Interview with Laura Schoenfeld, MPH, RD

April 20, 2014 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

1. Most therapists are familiar with the idea of using a blenderized tube feeding diet. Could you briefly describe what it means and talk about who you feel is a good candidate?   Blenderized tube feedings are made of whole foods that have been pureed using a blender and delivered through a patient’s feeding tube. This feeding method has recently been gaining in popularity despite the Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Nutrition Tagged With: G tube, homemade blenderized tube feeding, tube feeding, tube feeding formula

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