For those of you outside the "feeding challenged" community, you'll recognize this as a container for honey. But put a straw in it and you have an oral motor feeding tool called the honey bear cup.
Micah recently figured out how to suck from the straw in the honey bear. And this morning, he drank ALL of his morning nutrition from this. Six ounces of Boost Kid Essentials (1.5cal). Through a straw. NOTHING through his feeding tube for breakfast.
He didn't have as much for lunch, but wow. There's hope to get rid of this tube this year.
7 comments:
That is awesome. We've been working with the honey bear cup for a year and a half now. Gabe manages the liquid well and puts his lips around the straw. We just can't get him to initiate the suck. If we squeeze it and he tastes it, he'll suck some, we just can't figure out how to teach him to drink from that straw. Any suggestions?
Go Micah go!
WTG, Micah!!! Keep up the hard work!
YAY! Way to go Micah!
Woohoo Michah! Such a sweet picture, too.
Oh my. Speechless for a moment...
That is so HUGE!!! Don't I just WISH B would suck through a straw... but she's doing ok with the valveless sippy system, we just have to present it almost constantly to get her 20 oz in each day. (in addition to her oral food of course)
Congrats. I know the elated feeling successes like this can bring. :o) Hooray!!!
yay micah!!!!! :)
What wonderful news! And he keeps his lips together so well. I know that's a huge answer to prayer for you all.
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