How to feed newborns with severe cleft lip and palate

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My daughter was just born 4 days ago, but she has a serious cleft lip and palate. Her upper lip is very serious, and her mouth and nose are open. She often chokes when she is sucking, and now she eats less and less. Now I hope my child can be the same as normal children, and see when to do the best operation, and whether it will have an impact on the future. After all, she is a girl, and she loves beauty when she grows up Will it affect the growth of teeth in the future. Now can only use spoon to feed, neonatal sucking power is not strong, sometimes milk can be mistakenly into the airway or nasal cavity, and even asphyxia. Let's take a look at the following.

How to feed newborns with severe cleft lip and palate

First, we should face the normal development side, not the fissure side, so as to avoid the cleft palate, and then affect eating. Children should be kept at 45 degrees and fed face to face. Don't lie on your back so that milk doesn't flow into your nose or choke.

Second: when feeding, the milk will flow back from the nose, which is a normal phenomenon. Don't panic too much. Just stop feeding temporarily, wait for the child to cough or sneeze, and then continue feeding. Feed in batches. When pausing in the middle, gently pat the back to help the baby burp, so as to avoid vomiting.

Third: after breast-feeding, the child can lie prone or sleep on the right side to prevent choking when the milk overflows. After each lactation, the milk in the breast should be emptied by hand, and then fed to the newborn with a small spoon or dropper, so that the newborn can grow healthily. Each feeding time should not exceed half an hour.

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In addition to feeding boiled water, cotton swabs with boiled water can also be used to clean nostrils and mouth. Don't overfeed hot food. Keep the wound clean and dry. Keep quiet after operation. Don't cry, laugh or shout. Don't eat hard or hot food to avoid affecting the wound healing. Keep the respiratory tract unobstructed, in order to prevent wound infection, children should clean their mouth every day.