How to train preterm babies to swallow

To train the swallowing ability of premature babies, you can use a soother before feeding, and then gradually increase the amount of milk feeding to promote the development of the baby’s swallowing function. The smaller the gestational week of the preterm baby, the more immature the functional development of the organs, if the baby’s gastrointestinal tract does not have obvious organic diseases, let the baby start as early as possible for enteral nutrition, before each feeding, you can use the soother pacifier for sucking training to stimulate gastrointestinal peristalsis and promote the development of the baby’s swallowing function. After the soother adaptive training, can be less to more oral feeding, promote the development of the baby’s swallowing function, so that the baby can as soon as possible through the gastrointestinal tract feeding intake of sufficient nutrients to ensure the needs of growth and development.