Cleft Lip/Cleft Palate Board Needed

[LpLittleA]

A baby with a cleft will require surgery from new born through adolesence and maybe even adulthood. This are of plastic surgery is advancing every year. It would be great to have a place to post the latest advances in corrective surgery.

Also the day-to-day challenges: how to nurse a baby with a cleft, how to care for a cleft post-operation, what alternatives are available, how do you explain to siblings and friends what a cleft is.

[goldenone65]

I agree!! I have son with a cleft lip/palate and am expecting another in March with the same. I am seeking all the information I can on breastfeeding a cleft child.