Feeding Therapy Update

I haven't blogged about Addy's feeding therapy because last week was the first time she was able to go in three weeks since she was sick!!! This girl is doing fabulous!!! We have found that she does better with Beech Nut baby food over Gerber. Nothing against Gerber, it's just that the Beech Nut is a little thicker and she is doing better with thicker puree. We have also discovered that she likes mangoes! Last week she ate half a jar!!! So, Ms. Kelly decided that this week we would start pushing her some more. Addy wasn't too thrilled about that at first! However, she did fantastic!!! She eventually got to the point that she was opening her mouth without some forceful entry needed! She even used her tongue to clean off her lips!!! She has NEVER done that!!! She usually just uses her bib to wipe it off of her face immediately. Major progress today!!! So Ms. Kelly thinks it is time we all up the ante for Miss Addy. She also wants her to be fed at school during snack. She usually just has one of her pretzels that she may lick on, but that's a thing of the past. Addy is going to need someone to feed her but that should be okay. It's not like she'll take in a lot, but it needs to be encouraged everywhere. So from now on we are going to be presented food at every tube feeding. She won't like it at first, but that's okay, she is showing that she can take in food and swallow safely so it's on girl!


Yes that is food on her face and shirt!!! Yeah! We don't usually see that since so little is usually used!