eating difficulties in the first year
Posted: Tue Mar 24, 1998 10:30 am
My son is 6 months old (born September 23, 1997) and has a
cleft lip and palate. His lip and nose were repaired, but his
palate will be repaired at 1 year of age due to the width of it
when he was born. Starting at about 4 months I began to start
solids. He was eager to try the food, but without fail, he end up
coughing a little, then sneezing (I believe this is due to the
open palate; although he does have an appliance in place it does
not cover the back end of the open palate where the food goes
down) it out through his nose. He gets fussy and he is no longer
interested in eating. I would like to know if anyone else has had
this experience or knows if this is the cause of his lack of
interest in eating solids. Does it get better after this? Will he
eventually start eating better and does this mean he will be a
slow eater when it comes to solids?
cleft lip and palate. His lip and nose were repaired, but his
palate will be repaired at 1 year of age due to the width of it
when he was born. Starting at about 4 months I began to start
solids. He was eager to try the food, but without fail, he end up
coughing a little, then sneezing (I believe this is due to the
open palate; although he does have an appliance in place it does
not cover the back end of the open palate where the food goes
down) it out through his nose. He gets fussy and he is no longer
interested in eating. I would like to know if anyone else has had
this experience or knows if this is the cause of his lack of
interest in eating solids. Does it get better after this? Will he
eventually start eating better and does this mean he will be a
slow eater when it comes to solids?