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Infant and Toddler Suck Retraining and Feeding

​​​How do I know when to bring my infant or toddler in for feeding and swallowing services?​​

​​​​​*Difficulty latching onto the bottle or breast for infant feedings

*Clicking noise when nursing  

*Pain with nursing/mastitis/cracked and bleeding nipples 

*Duration of bottle feeds, breastfeeding, or mealtime exceeds 30 minutes
*Infant consistently pushes the nipple out from mouth or seems stressed out upon presentation of the bottle or during feedings.
*Moderate or significant liquid loss during bottle or breastfeeding
*Persistent poor weight gain, or weight loss
*Infant fatigues easily and cannot remain alert during bottle or breastfeeding
*Infant feeds frequently
*Difficulty transitioning from bottle or breastfeeding to solid foods
*Gagging, choking, or coughing prior to or during breast and bottle feeds or with liquid or solid foods during mealtimes.

*Colic and reflux
*Range of foods in repertoire is restricted to less than 20 different foods at 18 months of age or older

*Avoidance of entire categories of food types or textures
*Difficulty chewing foods, pocketing (holding food in cheeks) or spitting out foods
*Difficulty drinking liquids from an open cup by the age of 18 months

*Difficulty drinking from straws
*Persistently reported by parent as a picky eater
*Mealtime is very stressful for infant, child and/or parents; infant or child may consistently cry or ‘fall apart’ upon presentation of the bottle, breast or solid food.

*Difficulty transitioning to solids

*Difficulty with self feeding

*If your child was diagnosed with a tongue or lip tie

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Milwaukee Myo

Mequon Speech & Learning Connection

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1025 W. Glen Oaks Ln. #107

Mequon, WI 53092 

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262-302-4166

Milwaukee Myo / Mequon Speech and Learning Connection provides specialized Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (OMT) and Speech-Language Pathology services for infants, children, and adults in the Milwaukee/Mequon area (We treat all over Wisconsin via teletherapy).

 

We treat the underlying oral motor dysfunction and noxious habits that contribute to symptoms like mouth breathing, OSA, sleep-disordered breathing, TMJ/TMD, and orthodontic relapse. Services include comprehensive care for tongue tie (pre/post-frenectomy), feeding therapy, swallowing therapy, chewing, nursing, speech/articulation, fluency, language disorders (receptive/expressive), and support for individuals with autism, Down Syndrome, and CP.

 

We focus on improving function, communication, and executive skills.

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