Some links may be affiliate links. I may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. Hi there everyone! I realized that I haven’t posted a “Josie update” here in awhile. A few people have asked me how Josie is doing nowadays, so I figured it was the perfect time to fill everybody in. Josie is 20 months old! I can’t believe how quickly time is flying by. It feels like yesterday that she was learning to crawl. Now she is running around the house, “reading” books all day, playing pretend, and even helping clean up her toys. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing…
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Cleft Palate Sippy Cup Transition: How To Ditch The Bottle Before Palate Repair
Some links may be affiliate links. I may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. For a baby with a cleft palate, one of the most important steps in preparing for palate repair surgery is eliminating the bottle and transitioning to a sippy cup! Josie had to be able to drink all of her liquids from a cup (no bottle!) by the time surgery came around. This is because drinking from the bottle nipple could potentially damage the surgery site (the roof of her mouth). Since she left the NICU, Josie had been drinking her milk from the Dr. Brown’s specialty feeding…
