Maya Asir, lead for the inpatient Speech and Language Therapy service at Evelina London Children’s Hospital, joined us recently to answer members’ questions on common feeding experiences and oral aversion for those born with OA/TOF.
Maya has been a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist for 18 years, and is also a Lactation Consultant. She specialises in complex infant feeding and dysphagia in neonatology.
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02:25 How can we prevent a long-term food aversion and encourage our baby to try new things?
11:35 So the next one, our surgeon requested that we try to increase the texture of his food.
14:20 How can someone be referred to a speech and language therapist?
15:49 Any tips for a son is now 5 and still can’t manage food?
18:28 How can you tell with if a toddler is being fussy or if it is something concerned about?
21:20 What is a VFSS?
23:20 How long should you wait once you have identified a concern?
25:04 How do you introduce new foods and textures to OA/TOF babies?
28:05 How do you create an appetite for your child?
30:00 How can we move away from needing distractions to eat and drink?
33:20 How can you balance mealtime planning with the flexibility that OA/TOF children may require?
36:36 How do you move on from bottle feeds?
42:44 How do you encourage a baby to use cutlery? 45:32 Any tips for babies with jejunal feeding?
48:33 How do I inspire a PEG fed child?
51:07 How do you teach the rotary chew?
54:20 What is your view on dummies in the context of feeding?
56:51 How do you counter a food gag reflex?
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