From Rebecca Arden Dixon: Anyone have any advice on getting their toddler to drink? My daughter is 2 1/2 years old She has a g tube and has had it since she was 5 months actual age 2 months corrected age She was born at 27 weeks and also has severe reflux for which she also had a Nissen at the time her g tube was placed She never took a bottle well once they started thickening her formula and while she no longer needs thicker liquids( she passed her swallow study this past November) I have taken her to 2 different feeding clinics and tried just about every kind of drinking device out there from the honey bear to a nosey cup to a pcs cup all various kinds of regular sippy cups the thought is from the pros is she is still trying to protect her airway Because she was born so early she does still have some lung issues small amount of 02 at nite only she has a history of aspiration pneumonia ( prior to her Nissen) and BPD She eats puréed table food and eats that very well and we are working on introducing textured foods which she is receptive to but getting her to drink is extremely difficult Any suggestions would be welcome sorry for such a long post
Posted on: Sat, 24 May 2014 18:55:22 +0000
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