feeding Archives - Resource Library - Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Why have I been sent this information? Your child is waiting to be seen for a community paediatric appointment. This resource has been sent to support you to think about your child’s current needs and how you can support them going forward. Thank you for completing the survey which has identified...

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID resource pack

Evelina London Children’s Hospital Complex Feeding Team ARFID information

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Sheffield Children’s offers a service to help children who have eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties. Our speech and language therapists who specialise in supporting families with eating, drinking and swallowing are based within the early years, schools and special schools speech and...

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The feeding and swallowing team assess children’s eating, drinking and swallowing. The team advise on the safety of children’s swallowing and provide strategies and advice to help with eating, drinking and swallowing. The team sees: children who have complex needs which affect their eating and...

This information will explain your baby’s feeding needs and how this will happen whilst on the ward. Will my baby be able to take enough feed? Sometimes it is hard for a baby to take their normal amount of feed. This is because they are breathing more rapidly than usual and will become tired...

What is a videofluoroscopy study? It is a special X-ray examination of what happens when someone swallows. Why does my child need to have this test? Your child has some difficulties with feeding and swallowing and a doctor has referred them for this X-ray. Swallowing problems can show themselves in...

What is a tongue tie? The frenulum is a piece of skin which attaches the underside of the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. A tongue tie (also known as ankyloglossia) is where this piece of skin is too short or too tight. What problems can this cause? Most babies with a tongue tie… Continue...