Medela Cleft Palate Bottle Instructions

Before using the bottle for the first time put some water in it and.

Medela cleft palate bottle instructions.

Cleft lip palate nurser by mead johnson cleft lip palate nurser by mead johnson. Cochrane database syst rev cd003315 2011. When children born with a cleft palate have difficulty breast feeding most mothers switch to bottles and use either pumped breast milk or formula. Shaw w c bannister r p roberts c t.

Fits all medela breastpumps. Shaw w c bannister r p roberts c t. Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Assists babies with cleft palate and other special feeding problems.

Wash with warm soapy water and air dry. The cleft lip palate nurser by mead johnson is a low cost soft squeezable bottle. Cleft palate craniofac j 36 262 268 1999. This opening in the palate makes it difficult to create the suction needed to pull milk out of the bottle or to latch on to the breast to.

If your baby has a condition that makes breastfeeding difficult such as a cleft lip and palate or a disability or neurological condition the medela specialneeds feeder may be the solution. But the vast majority of bottles aren t designed for babies with a cleft palate and won t be much help at all. If your baby has a condition that makes breastfeeding difficult such as a cleft lip and palate or a disability or neurological condition the medela specialneeds feeder may be the solution. Mini specialneeds feeders are designed for premature babies with facial or oral problems that hinder their ability to breastfeed.

We suggest that you replace the long yellow nipple that comes with the bottle. Babies with cleft lip only can even breastfeed if you desire. Assisted feeding is more reliable for infants with clefts a randomized trial. However babies born with a cleft lip and palate or cleft palate only have an opening in the roof of their mouth between the mouth and nose.

Cochrane database syst rev cd003315 2011. Cleft palate craniofac j 36 262 268 1999. Assisted feeding is more reliable for infants with clefts a randomized trial. The bottle has a thin one way flow valve.

Provides ability to control feed rate. Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Assemble the bottle by placing the white part of the one way flow valve facing the nipple chamber and the yellow plastic disk toward the bottle chamber. Such conditions may mean your baby is unable to create a vacuum to drink your milk from the breast so the specialneeds feeder allows him to use gentle compression instead.

Such conditions may mean your baby is unable to create a vacuum to drink your milk from the breast so the specialneeds feeder allows him to use gentle compression instead. Use any shorter softer nipple. Feeding interventions for growth and development in infants with cleft lip cleft palate or cleft lip and palate. Cochrane database syst rev cd003315 2011.