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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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Ideas for transitioning off of a feeding tube

May 29, 2017 by Krisi Brackett 33 Comments

Ideas for transitioning off of a feeding tube From Dr. John Baker, Pediatric GI I recently received an email from the mother of a child who was fed via NG tube and refusing to orally feed. Her doctor was recommending a G-tube but she was interested in getting a second opinion and avoiding surgery. I was able to put her in touch with an SLP, Jenny Hyatt McGlothlin, author of Helping Your Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Gastrointestinal, Nutrition Tagged With: appetite, BMI and feeding aversion, feeding problem, feeding problem and growth, food acceptance, G tube, hunger, tube feeding, tube weaning

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

Introduction to the Spectrum Pediatrics Tube Weaning Program

January 30, 2016 by Krisi Brackett 1 Comment

Today's guest post is from my friend and former colleague Heidi Moreland. Heidi describes the tube weaning program used at Spectrum Pediatrics.   Feeding Tube to Family Table: An Introduction to the Spectrum Pediatrics Tube Weaning Program by Heidi Moreland, heidi@spectrumpediatrics.com   It is well known that children who have significant medical histories requiring feeding tube placement Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment, Gastrointestinal, General Feeding Information, Nutrition Tagged With: appetite, eating, hunger, mealtime, Pediatric Dysphagia, picky eating, reflux, tube feeding, 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

Cyproheptadine (or periactin) to Boost Appetite

May 16, 2015 by Krisi Brackett 43 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

Feeding Therapy: What to Do When You are Stuck

February 15, 2015 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

I get emails all the time asking for advice on how to get kids to eat. Many of these children are in therapy but are having difficulty progressing toward the acceptance of food and liquid. I have said this before but will say it again, these kids are hard, feeding intervention can be challenging and what works for one child may not work for another. As a feeding therapist, I am a believer in Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: Feeding Treatment Tagged With: appetite, eating, extreme picky eating, feeding therapy, food acceptance, food refusal, mealtime, mouth opening, Pediatric Dysphagia, picky eating, selective eating, speech therapy, spoon, supplement, tube feeding

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

The Failure to Thrive Pediatric Feeding Disorders by Cathleen Piazza, Ph.D. and Jennifer Dawson, M.A.

June 24, 2014 by Krisi Brackett Leave a Comment

I want to thank Dr. Piazza for giving permission to repost this article.It was originally printed in Paradigm Magazine, • Fall 2000, pg. 8-9.  It's one of my favorites. Krisi   “Don’t worry, she’ll eat when she gets hungry” is the common assumption of most practitioners working with pediatric populations.   Even though this adage applies to the majority of infants and toddlers, there is a Keep Reading >>

Filed Under: General Feeding Information Tagged With: appetite, extreme picky eating, failure to thrive, feeding problem, feeding therapy, food refusal

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