General tips for professionals who are working with infants who are learning to eat, with both breast or bottle feedings covered.

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#21

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The majority of babies who have swallowing problems will cough/choke or drop their saturations when eating.                      FALSE This is not true.  The vast majority of babies who are aspirating do so without any signal.  We have lots of studies that show 80-95% of aspiration in babies is silent.  We need to be monitoring not…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#20

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Low appetite, feeding refusals and increased parental stress are common feeding outcomes for preterm babies.                        TRUE This is true – for all preterm infants.  It is not just the ones who are in the NICU, or who are very immature.  All preterm infants have a higher risk of having long-term feeding problems.  My opinion –…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#19

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Unswaddling a baby in the NICU who is bottle feeding and sleepy helps them wake up and eat better.               FALSE There is no study that shows this.  And several published recommendations for swaddling babies to help them be more organized.  So where does this come from?  My opinion – it comes from thinking preterm babies…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#18

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Side-lying feeding helps a baby spit out fluid if it is coming too fast.        FALSE OK, I admit – this is a trick question.  Side-lying feeding can be very helpful in teaching a baby how to coordinate suck/swallow and breathe.  But they don’t actually spit fluid out.  If they are drooling (which is different than…

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Back from a mini-vacay and back to work… with my newest citation and some news…

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Hello everyone – back from a short mini-vacation and enjoying some time dedicated to creating new content.  Our SOFFI ® Update session is scheduled for Wednesday this week, 1 pm Mountain Time. It is open to all SOFFI® Community and SOFFI® Professional members. Hope to see you there! We will also record it… I hope.…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction…Question #16

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If a mom wants to breast feed and NOT bottle feed it will take her baby longer to reach full oral feedings than if she bottles- and breast-feeds her baby.                 FALSE Actually, we have research that shows us this is not true.  In the Maastrup study, they found 68% of their babies going home exclusively…

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Celebrating my good friend Marsha and her new trainings!

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Dear SOFFI Community, I am so happy to tell you about a new venture of my good friend Marsha Dunn-Klein, OTR. Many of you know her from the Pre-Feeding Skills book, co-written with Suzanne Evans-Morris.  Marsha is one of my favorite people to co-teach with, and to listen to. She is funny, smart, compassionate. Marsha…

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