Many thanks to everyone who was involved with my care. I do not remember my post-op nurses’ names, but I do remember that they were excellent in the recovery room. Thank you all so much.

I have found that most families know when it is time for the infant to move into their own room. It should be a discussion between the parents to determine when they are ready for the transition. Sometimes it is a bigger adjustment for them than the infant. Some reasons to move the infant will depend on what type of bed your baby is currently sleeping in. There may be upper weight or height limits that will require transitioning to a crib. Again, depending on his current bed, when he starts to roll may cause safety concerns and require a transition.

I find that around the 4-8 month mark, many babies have been moved to their own room. They are often sleeping longer lengths of time and can do some self-soothing when they wake during the night. If a parent tends to be a light sleeper, when the infant is nearby, the parent may wake with each movement of the infant even when the infant doesn’t need attention causing an unneeded interrupted night’s sleep. The reverse can be true as well. The infant may wake easily when a parent moves. Once you begin to approach 9 months of age, the transition may become more difficult as the infant may rely on your presence for falling back to sleep With your 3 month old, I recommend trusting your instincts and doing what you believe is best for your family.

Dr. Dana Johnson

The following physicians will be practicing out of the DeForest clinic – all of which provide pediatric care:
- Scott Gyorog, MD – Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (currently practicing at Meriter West Washington)
- Jocelin Reatiraza, MD – Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (starting with Meriter Medical Group in November)
- Jennifer Winter, MD – Internal Medicine & Pediatrics (starting with Meriter Medical Group in November)
- Mon Lun Yee, MD – Family Medicine (starting with the Meriter Medical Group as of August 22)

Appointments with Drs. Gyorog and Yee can be made today by calling 417-3300. Appointments with Drs. Winter and Reatriaza will be available shortly.

Please let us know if you have any additional questions we can help you with or visit meriter.com/deforestwindsorclinic

I spoke with our speech therapist who deals with feeding issues at our hospital. Since your daughter eats chips and biscuits without any problem, it seems unlikely that she has any neurologic problem with her oromotor coordination and that she likely has some sensory processing issues which are fairly common in children. (i.e. she over responds to certain textures and tastes of foods).

A few suggestions to help her develop more tolerance :
• allow her to explore and chew on teething toys with her mouth
• use a vibrating toothbrush when brushing her teeth
• allow her to different foods at times other than meal times; this will allow her explore the different foods without any expectation of eating at that time
• under supervision, allow her to chew and explore some hard foods such as jerky or a carrot
• gradually change the types of foods that she does eat; for example, if she likes a certain type of chip or biscuit, gradually introduce a different flavor of chip
• try distraction at meal times such as conversation, soothing music, having her hold a toy that she can squeeze to take her mind off of the food and give her a lot of praise when she is willing to taste or explore a new texture or food

Your advise on the below mentioned situation will be highly appreciated.

My 3 years old daughter eats blended food only and even with this blended food she would gag and vomit sometimes. She has sensitivity to texture and the gag reflex will start once the food touches her tongue. She only eats chips and biscuits and knows how to chew them very well but when it comes to rice, pasta, chicken …etc she well vomit. The food should be blended otherwise she will gag and vomit.

Please help me we can’t go out or travel because it’s hard to feed her anywhere other than home.

Thank you in advance

Shoug

Ps: we do not have occupational therapist in Kuwait to help in this regards.