Does the trust issue nutritional information to parents whose babies have feeding problems – ie problems eating lumpy foods – and/or whose babies struggle to gain weight? What is this information?
Yes the trust does provide nutritional information to parents whose babies have feeding problems . For those having problems with lumps please see attached diet sheets(Ideas for food which are thin, smooth and do not contain lumps and ideas for foods which are soft/ mashed containing soft lumps.)
and for those struggling to gain weight we also use
- High calorie weaning diet sheet ( produced by Birmingham Childrens Hospital)
Does the trust advise different foods in lists described as “bite and dissolve”, “bite and squash/suck” and “easy chew food suggestions”? What foods appear on these lists?
Please see attached diet sheets for 1. Ideas for finger foods ( this includes soft and dissolve)
These diet sheets are used in a specific group of children , following a dietetic assessment and tailored to the individual patient.
