Problems?? Probably no... But discomfort yes.
As Ellie is starting to eat more textured foods, as she swallows, a fair amount is ending up coming through her nose, and sometimes getting stuck in her nose. That then leaves us with the horrible job of trying to dislodge leftovers from Ellies nose. So this is not a massive problem, Ellie just hates it when we try and get it out, and I have to admit it is a bit embarassing when you are out, and Ellie sneezes.... and yep you guessed it, this stuck food comes flying out
Ellies plastic surgeon is not to keen on repairing these 2 holes until Ellie is 3-4 years old. The reason being is he needs there to be more mouth tissue and for the tissue to be stronger. Apparently you only get 1 go at this surgery so we want to make sure it is done correctly.
With saying that, he doesnt want to see us for another year, then we will start seriously thinking about when to do the surgery to fix these 2 holes
I hope that the next surgery will fix the holes in her palate and that she will be more comfortable eating. I know how it is with the food coming out the nose - it was bad for Dylan before he had surgery and he hated it when we had to clear out his nose. I love the pictures from the previous post, Ellie looks like she is getting so big and strong! :)
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ReplyDeleteI too hope this next surgery will help fix the holes. Must be very frustrating for her :(
ReplyDeleteWaiting is so hard sometimes, but in the end in seems to work out best. We have had to wait on several little things for the exact same reasons, to allow for more tissue. But on the flipside, it is so exciting to hear that she is eating more! yippiee. Now maybe she should come have a little talk with Ivey :)
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