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My son just had surgery on his cleft palate, and I am having a hard time feeding him. It seems as if everything I give him comes up through his nose, and because of this he rejects the bottle or any food I offer him. Is this considered to be normal? It seems as if his condition is worse than it was before.
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Post surgery a non-sucking method of feeding to prevent stress on the newly repaired palate or lip should be used. It is usual for the baby to have to avoid sucking for up to 4 weeks after surgery depending on your surgeons requirements. During this time the post-surgical feeding options are: 1. Drinking from an open cup or a specially shaped cup. 2. Feeding from a Softcup. This is a plastic bottle with soft spoon-like edge. The milk can be squeezed in a controlled way and the baby learns to lap instead of sucking. 3. Sipping with a spoon. Back to All Questions

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