Feeding problems are not uncommon in infants with Down Syndrome, possibly due to hypotonic orofacial muscles and the small structure of the mouth. However, this is no reason to prevent this process does not follow the appropriate evolutionary path.
The first difficulty that we are in the power of small, adaptation is the process of food to mashed or semi solid foods. These steps have to be very gradual, but we must carry out if the baby is reluctant because it is the best way to combat that hypotonia and orofacial muscles get used to work. The steps are:
- Food passed through the mixer.
- After the food mill.
- Food squashed with a fork.
- Small pieces of solid food.
In addition, when solid foods begin to use a small spoon, flat and well rounded. You should have a small amount of food on the tip of the spoon to get easier for the baby. The spoon should be placed at the tip of the tongue guiding it into her mouth.
It is important that this process run its course of evolution because of the tremendous implications that will have later for language. A mouth that has worked, which has improved both its hypotony, a language with good tone is the best preparation for a proper joint.