Oral-motor and Sensory

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The Sensory-Motor Approach to Modified Baby-Led Weaning for Babies with Feeding Challenges

July 24, 2020 by Krisi Brackett 4 Comments

by Jill Rabin & Lori Overland Baby-Led Weaning has become “all the rage” with many parents choosing this method of transitioning their little ones to solid foods. Everyone is jumping in, with speech pathologists, dietitians, occupational therapists and moms flooding social media and the internet with BLW courses, BLW Facebook pages, BLW food and Pinterest ideas and countless Keep Reading >>

Grasshoppers…..

March 25, 2019 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

I hope I grabbed your attention with the title. More to come on grasshoppers. I had a wonderful opportunity this week- I got to spend an afternoon with Marsha Dunn Klein! This was an incredible treat for me and after several hours with Marsha, I felt very inspired. We looked at videos of children in therapy and talked about strategies for anxious eaters. We found common approaches and Keep Reading >>

Why So Many Babies Are Getting Their Tongues Clipped

March 12, 2019 by Krisi Brackett 7 Comments

by RACHEL MORGAN CAUTERO In recent years, surging numbers of infants have gotten minor surgeries for “tongue tie,” to help with breastfeeding or prevent potential health issues. But research suggests many of those procedures could be unnecessary. Read more here: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2019/03/breast-feeding-and-tongue-tie/584503/ Keep Reading >>

Optimize Infant Oral Feeding Outcomes with Zero-ResistanceTM Bottle System Dr. Brown bottle

November 23, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

This information was sent to me from Dr. Brown to share with blog readers. In full disclosure, I do use the Dr. Brown Bottle system with my patients as well as several other types/brands of bottle systems and nipples. I thought this was interesting info and wanted to pass this on. Lisa Kleinz was nice enough to answer 2 questions for me at the end. Krisi Optimize Infant Keep Reading >>

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October 16, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 2 Comments

https://www.facebook.com/pediatricfeedingnews/ Please check out my pediatric feeding news facebook page! Several of my colleagues and friends have recommended that I also have a facebook page to go with the blog (I know, I am really behind when it comes to social media). For those of you that prefer to read the blog posts through facebook , I will post there as well. Feel free to email me some Keep Reading >>

Response to Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants?

October 4, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 6 Comments

Response to Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? The unintended consequences of the extended use of preemie flow rate bottle nipples to support breastfeeding Catherine S. Shaker, MS/CCC-SLP, BCS-S, C/NDT Neonatal/Pediatric Speech-Language Pathologist Board Certified Specialist – Swallowing and Swallowing Keep Reading >>

Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? Feeding Matters

September 29, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 3 Comments

Really good article! Preemie Nipple Use with Older Infants? The unintended consequences of the extended use of preemie flow rate bottle nipples to support breastfeeding by Allyson Goodwyn There is a popular belief among many healthcare professionals and social media support groups that breast fed full term infants who require bottle supplements should use a preemie flow rate Keep Reading >>

Therapy: Volume, Flavor or Texture?

August 19, 2018 by Krisi Brackett 4 Comments

When I work with children who don’t eat well, I typically start by teaching them to accept a “dry spoon” which is a spoon with no food . This takes the element of food out of the practice initially and targets the refusal behavior. Once the empty spoon is accepted into the mouth, we work on acceptance of “dips” or tastes, then spoon bites of a simple thin single ingredient purée such as Keep Reading >>

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