First Feeding Practice

So, great news. Teryn's pediatrician and speech therapist believe that she has been tolerating her food in her stomach well and has made HUGE improvements with her oral motor skills and how she handles her own secretions and reflux so we have been given the okay to begin oral feeding therapy.

Our first step was to try mixing her liquid formula with a powder called "thick-it."

The powder does not change the taste, just the consistency. This way we could scoop a little on the end of her pacifier and try to get her to want to get it off with her tongue. Here are some pretty humorous pictures of our first attempt without the therapists. (so this is Teryn's second try)

Here she is getting ready.

Bib? Check.

Why are you putting food on my face?

Ahhhh...."see"food.

She has not been too crazy about the formula and thick-it. But would you want to eat something that tastes like the stuff you reflux all day?

So we were given the okay to try mushed up bananas and now sweet potatoes. We are having better results with those.

By the way. Have you ever wondered why so many pictures look like her eyes are half closed? Well, that is because our smart girl has figured out that cameras produce a bright flashing light. So now when I put the camera in front of her she closes her eyes in anticipation. So smart.