Can cleft palate baby breast feed

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Now, because of many pollution problems in the environment and life, many babies will have cleft palate after birth, so many mothers are very worried, especially when feeding the baby. Now I'll share with you whether the cleft palate baby can breastfeed.

Can cleft palate baby breast feed

First, cleft lip baby's upper lip orbicularis muscle development deformity, discontinuity, baby's sucking ability will be relatively poor, easy to fatigue when feeding. But they will not be able to keep the negative pressure in the mouth when sucking.

Second, the milk is sprayed into the mouth of the newborn through sucking in the mouth and the breast spray reflex. The sucking of the newborn with cleft lip and palate is not enough for the negative pressure in the oral cavity, and the sucking force is not strong. Sometimes the milk can enter the airway or nasal cavity by mistake, and even suffocate. Therefore, when feeding this kind of baby, the newborn should sit on the mother's thigh vertically, and the mother can squeeze the breast with her hand to promote the breast spray reflex.

Third, if the Department of cleft lip, the mother of children with cleft lip fingers can be used to increase the sucking force of the newborn. Because of the low sucking power of children with cleft lip and palate, they may eat less milk each time. Therefore, after each lactation, they should squeeze the milk in the breast by hand, and then feed it to the newborn with a small spoon or dropper, so that the newborn can grow up healthily.

matters needing attention

Once the baby with cleft palate is found to have milk flowing out of his nostrils during feeding, it means that the feeding speed is too fast for him, and he needs to adjust the feeding speed immediately; if the amount of milk flowing out of his nostrils is large, he needs to stop feeding, and then wipe the milk in his nostrils with a cotton swab; If choking occurs during feeding, do not panic, immediately put the baby's head down, gently pat on the back, so that milk will not flow into the respiratory tract.