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...Neocate Nutra is a one-of-a-kind product. With the protein source being 100% non-allergenic amino acids, this allows for food allergic children to enjoy a pudding-like solid. Neocate Nutra provide a great source of nutrients in the diet. This product also helps severely allergic children practice oral motor skills by eating more solid foods. There are a growing number of food allergic children who have feeding difficulties.1 Oral motor skill difficulties arise often due to...

...You have always enjoyed breast feeding your little one. What could be better than some quiet time bonding with a snuggly bundle of love as many as 8 times a day? What a bonus that it’s the best source of nutrition for your little one. Recently though, it seems that the thought of weaning has crossed your mind once or twice. Maybe you’re going back to work and the long commute, crazy schedule and...

...When Makenzie was 18 months old, she suffered a serious global brain injury after choking on a cracker. After five and a half weeks in the pediatric intensive care unit and intensive rehabilitation, she was released with a feeding tube in her stomach and a prescription for a hydrolysate formula called Peptamen Jr. For 11 months Mackenzie would throw up after every feeding. Her mother, Pam, took Makenzie for allergy tests, which revealed that...

...Infants, especially older infants, can have trouble changing to a formula with a different taste and consistency to what they’re used to. We can’t provide medical advice, so the first and most important thing to do is to talk to your healthcare team! We’ve got a great resource, below, but here are a few points: Some feeding specialists and pediatricians often recommend sticking with the straight Neocate. This depends on the clinician – it often...

...Nutrition plays an important role in proper growth during childhood. Children with food allergies must restrict certain foods from their diet, which may make them susceptible to nutritional deficiencies and growth problems. In addition to restricting allergenic foods, some children with food allergies have feeding problems which further restrict their nutritional intake. In 2002, the Journal of the American Dietetic Association published research showing that children with two or more food allergies were...

...amount of gas produced during digestion, however while an infant’s digestive system is developing they are more prone to excess gas. However, the way an infant is fed can affect the amount of air entering the digestive system, resulting in even more gas that needs to work its way through the body. Bottle Feeding Technique To help prevent excess air from entering the digestive system make sure the nipple of the bottle is the right...

...with a certain food, don’t give up on it or assume that your child doesn’t like it. A certain degree of “neophobia,” or the fear of new foods, is normal for toddlers and young children. According to Angela Haas, a speech language pathologist and feeding therapist with many years of experience, children may need up to 20 exposures to a new food before they will accept it. So, if the first try isn’t successful, continue...

...we mean by “new experiences?” Well, your baby will need time to get used to new tastes, new textures, as well as feeding from a spoon. A lot of parents become frustrated when their baby makes a funny face or pushes the spoon away. That’s perfectly normal and it’s based on research, we didn’t just make it up thank you, scientists!)! Keep at it if your baby isn’t a big fan the first time she...