Rachel,
    In the last couple of years I have worked with 4 babies with a soft 
cleft palate.  Two I followed for quite some time. None of them were able to 
be fed with breast or tube at the breast.  Although each of them could 
suckle at the breast, none of them could take in adequate amounts of milk. 
All of the mothers fed with a bottle.  All but one used a regular bottle the 
other used a haberman. None of the babies ever got back to the breast for 
various reasons.  The mom who used the haberman was the most dedicated to 
breastfeeding and pumped for 9 months and bottlefed her baby.  She is 
willing to talk to other mothers about her experience.  Email me privately 
if you would like her name and number.



 Judith Markham IBCLC
California 

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