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Nursing Red Flags

  • Shallow latch

  • Difficulty staying latched 

  • Sensitive gag

  • Milk dribbling from corners of mouth

  • Biting or chomping on nipple

  • Milk tongue (white coating)

  • Gulping/Air swallowing

  • Clicking or squeaking noises with feeding

  • Coughing/choking during feeding

  • Lip blisters

  • Fussy feeding

  • Poor weight gain

  • Breast preference/refusal

  • Poor endurance or falling sleep

  • Always seems hungry

  • Breast/bottle feeding lasts >30 minutes

  • Bottle or pacifier refusal

  • Causing nipple pain or damage

  • Recurrent plugged ducts or mastitis

  • Low milk supply

  • Gassy

  • Reflux

  • Colic

  • Open mouth posture/mouth breathing

  • Difficulty accepting solids at 6-7 months

  • Difficulty progressing to soft solids by 8 months

  • Unable to drink from an open cup or straw by 12-18 months

  • Limited repertoire of foods

  • Difficulty moving/chewing food

  • Frequently spitting foods out

  • Frequently overstuffing mouth

  • Coughing on liquids

  • Gagging or vomiting 

  • Extended mealtimes (>30 minutes)

  • Chronic ear infections

  • Enlarged adenoids/tonsils

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If your child is struggling with any of the above symptoms, schedule a free phone consultation today

               P: (703) 718-6603

Home-Based Services: Coppell, TX

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