Pool group at the hospital today. That's always fun. Good to see our friends. Nice to see Taylor happily kick her legs and make a splash.
From there we went for a feeding assessment. Feeding has not been going overly well. She will not take the bottle very often, and the times she does take it, she hasn't taken more than 30 millilitres. That's 2 tablespoons. Not very much. Getting discouraged. Tried some pureed solids today as well. She took a couple spoons, managed it okay, but not great. She's doing a bit of gagging, even with the bottle.
The recommendation is to continue trialing the thickened formula and the pureed foods to maintain and practice feeding skills. Watch Taylor's cues for her readiness for spoon/bottle (opening her mouth). Try to drop food at the front of her mouth.
The therapists are curious if Taylor's spitting up and increased discomfort as mealtimes progress might be due to problems further down the digestive tract, and that perhaps following up with GI might be appropriate.
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