Feeding Clinic

(651) 220-6446

Services

• Patients seen at Children’s - Minneapolis and Children’s - St. Paul.
• Diagnostic, treatment, and consultation services for families with children who are experiencing difficulties in feeding, including:
  – difficulty sucking, swallowing, or chewing
  – do not feed themselves at appropriate ages
  – have been on liquids or soft foods for a long time and are finding the transition to textured foods difficult
  – transition from nasogastric or gastrostomy feedings to oral feedings
  – neurological impairments and developmental delay that hinder oral feedings
  – abnormalities of the mouth and throat that affect eating
  – failure-to-thrive
  – behavioral feeding issues
  – sensory problems
  – difficulty transitions from breast-feeding to cup/bottle or pureed foods
• A team approach is used to evaluate patients. Members include

• Serving patients who are younger than 18 years old, the program tailors services to meet each patient’s needs.
• Treatment addresses both behavioral aspects and feeding
  techniques.
• Children with physical limitations will receive recommendations on proper positioning devices and adaptive equipment to help with oral feeding.

Also see Dietitians, Rehab Feeding Therapy.