She could just continue to offer a cup. 4 month olds can become pretty
skilled with the cup. I've sometimes had success with the mini Haberman
feeder for babies with exquisitely sensitive gag reflexes. The teat is
short and does not seem to stimulate the gaggy spot of the palate, and
the flow is controllable. Those high palates are generally caused by
restricted tongue movements, from either tongue tie or a short lower jaw
(in a healthy child, many genetic disorders also feature high, very
unusually shaped palates).
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC
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