Swallow study update

Nevaeh had a swallow study (x-ray) done today. They tested her on 3 different consistancies of liquid, thickening it to see if it would make a difference in asperation. Turns out, she is still asperating, but she has improved. So the plan is to give her the thickest consistancy mixture of formula & rice cereal orally - 5 to 10 mls with a syringe twice per day. We will do this for about 6 weeks, and if she appears to be doing OK, then we will have another swallow study to consider increasing her oral intake. So, while these weren't the exact results we were hoping for, we are encouraged that she is making progress. And with the extra food that she is getting, we are hoping that we might be able to drop the 3:30 AM feeding before too long!