Hi there, just replying to your thread regarding the feeding...

When I used the pigeon cleft palate teat I really struggled with it, Taylor who was newborn got very tired quickly trying to drink, I found it very difficult squeezing the bottle every 2nd or 3rd suck and sometimes she would choke if she was not ready, I could not take her shopping because I knew it would take me ages to get her fed, sometimes it would take up to an hour and a half (would have to stop and feed her again when she regained strength to drink) and so I had to find something else for her to use as the pigeon teat was not working for me (the time factor also was just very inconvenient, especially during early hours of the morning!) and I was just very stressed trying to feed her...

I enquired about the traz chu chu easy feed teat at the Children's Hospital in Randwick after about a month of her struggling and not gaining weight, and for me, this teat was a miracle on Taylor, she adapted extremely well, it looks exactly like a normal teat you see in shops, This teat is made of clear silicon. The flat part of the teat acts as a palate. The infant only needs to apply slight tongue pressure to the teat causing the cross cut to open and milk to flow out. The sides of the teats have been made extremely soft. You can buy these teats from Traz Chu Chu (02)4936 4322 or fax (02)4936 4122.

I have just had a look at the packet that the teat came out of and says it was designed for High Palate, Down Syndrome, Pierre Robin Syndrome, Low Sucking Response as well as Cleft Palate.

I found these teats were great and were less stressful at feeding times!

My email address is smx83@yahoo.com.au if you want to contact me for anything!

Hope this was helpful...

Cheers, Sharon