Greetings,
My wife and are happily raising our 5 month old baby boy. He was born with a unilateral cleft lip and a bilateral cleft palate. One side is complete through the gumline. We just had his first surgery on Wed, 4/4/07 and he is recovering and well, making progress.
I myself was born with a complete bilateral cleft lip and a complete bilateral cleft palate. So I can understand what my son is going through, but I can't remember a lot about the care that was given to me. Liquid and puree diets aside. My question is anyone have any tips for feeding and comfort? Our surgeon has said we can still use his haberman bottles, but I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on easing his feeding time. Thanks, Dave.