Feeding Equipment
Babies born with a cleft lip and/or palate may have difficulty feeding because they cannot suck properly. Due to the gap in the palate babies can have difficulty achieving the suction required to get the milk out of the breast and/or feeding bottle. An individual decision has to be made for each child as to the most appropriate way to feed.
The decision concerning feeding may be based on the following factors:
♥ Severity and nature of the cleft.
♥ The baby's urge and ability to suck.
♥ Mother's attitude to breast feeding.
♥ Family situation and support mechanism's.
There are special feeding bottles and teats that help with feeding cleft babies. Soft polythene bottles and specially designed teats are available to assist with any reduction in sucking capacity.
CleftPALS supplies this feeding equipment as part of their services to parents. If you have a new baby and require any equipment, please contact the following CleftPALS Committee member who can organize this for you.
Fil - Telephone 040 3808 318 or (02) 435 88394
Descriptions and Price List
1. Pigeon Bottle Set (Includes 2 Pigeon teats) $24.95 set
2. Pigeon Teat $11.50 each
3. Chu Chu Teat (To use with QLD bottle) $15.50 each
4. QLD Squeeze Bottle $8.50 each
Please note: If are a CleftPALS member you can purchase these items at a
discounted rate. Ask Equipment co-ordinator for details.
Postage
1. small order (eg. 2 bottles 2 teats) $4.50
2. large order (eg. 4 bottles or more) $7.00
Please make cheques payable to -
CleftPALS NSW Inc.
C/- PO BOX 6165
Lake Munmorah, NSW, 2259.
For you convenience you may choose to pay by electronic funds transfer. Talk to
the equipment co-ordinator to arrange transfer.
