Method 1: Pay attention to the position: (1) take a sitting position or 45b angle holding position, do not lie flat to avoid choking and coughing; (2) use face-to-face feeding mode to facilitate observation.
(3) Use the prone position so that the nasal cavity is above the mouth without choking and coughing.
Method 2: When the child suckles, block the cleft lip area with a finger to help the lip close.
Method 3: Use a cross-opening gum bottle because the cross-shaped opening will only open when pressed and the child will not choke.
Method 4: Use squeeze feeding, i.e. buy bottles or syringes that can be squeezed and dropper fed.
Method 5: Train the cheek and tongue by blowing up balloons, sucking on the pacifier or massaging the muscles.
Method 6: Place the pacifier in a non-cracked area to avoid excessive local stimulation.
Method 7: Early orthodontic treatment, such as wearing a Hotz aligner made of both hard and soft resin material, covering the entire alveolar ridge and hard and soft palate, which creates negative pressure in the mouth and improves tongue movement, has shown significant improvement in feeding.