Let the fun begin!
Hudson took his first trip to the "big city" (a.k.a Dallas) yesterday, luckily it was pretty uneventful and everything went very smoothly. He really liked being in the car, and pretty much slept the whole time.
Our first appointment was with his plastic surgeon, David Genecov(http://www.craniofacial.net/index.htm). Genecov looked at his lip and mouth for all of about 20 seconds- the guy has done this surgery SO many times I think he could probably do it while he was asleep or even with his eyes closed. I think Hudson is in very good hands. He did mention Hudson will have to wear an "appliance" (or a very small retainer) in his mouth until his palate surgery in 9 months. So,... we have an appointment with a cleft lip/palate specialist orthodontist tomorrow, back in Dallas, to get him fitted for his retainer. We met next with his speech pathologist, Dr. Sperry. She observed us feeding Hudson just in case she could offer any suggestions to help us with his special bottle. After watching Hudson chug down 2 ounces in 5 minutes she quickly realized he (and we) were doing just fine. This little one LOVES his food!
Lastly, we set up his first surgery date which will be April 15th at Medical City in Dallas. This will be to reconstruct his lips/mouth. I will definitely be posting before and after pictures!
I think that's all for now!
Hudson took his first trip to the "big city" (a.k.a Dallas) yesterday, luckily it was pretty uneventful and everything went very smoothly. He really liked being in the car, and pretty much slept the whole time.
Our first appointment was with his plastic surgeon, David Genecov(http://www.craniofacial.net/index.htm). Genecov looked at his lip and mouth for all of about 20 seconds- the guy has done this surgery SO many times I think he could probably do it while he was asleep or even with his eyes closed. I think Hudson is in very good hands. He did mention Hudson will have to wear an "appliance" (or a very small retainer) in his mouth until his palate surgery in 9 months. So,... we have an appointment with a cleft lip/palate specialist orthodontist tomorrow, back in Dallas, to get him fitted for his retainer. We met next with his speech pathologist, Dr. Sperry. She observed us feeding Hudson just in case she could offer any suggestions to help us with his special bottle. After watching Hudson chug down 2 ounces in 5 minutes she quickly realized he (and we) were doing just fine. This little one LOVES his food!
Lastly, we set up his first surgery date which will be April 15th at Medical City in Dallas. This will be to reconstruct his lips/mouth. I will definitely be posting before and after pictures!
I think that's all for now!
Wow big day for the little guy...so happy to hear there are no feeding or eating issues, God is good! Seems like you have chosen some excellent doctors, it is nice when you are able to trust the people caring for your child! Will be sending goodies your way soon!
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