Update on Emma. She has gained weight a little over 5 Lbs. She is still eating every 3 hours, but only 50 cc. Dr wants her to gain more weight faster, so said to start her on rice cereal. Mother is very worried about how to feed her cereal and milk (in the bottle) with her cleft palate. There is an opening on each side between the gum line and the middle of her upper palate.

My second son was born with a cleft lip and palate, he is 17 now with hopefully only one more operation to go. I used to just use the cereal to make the milk slightly thicker. You may need a teat with a larger hole on the bottle. (i used Farex baby cereal, not sure if you have that where you live.) Good luck

Sweet saying on the blanket. and so true. Blessings to Emma and her family.

I am so glad to hear that Emma is doing better. I will continue to pray for this beautiful little girl and for her mom who loves her so very much. Your blanket is stitched with love and will cuddle her many times, I am sure.

Yay for the weight gain. Blanket is lovely and I'm sure will be treasured. My Bible Study is praying for her (in Alabama) and will be delighted to hear of improvement.

this is a lovely blanket & have no fear they will indeed show her how to feed Emma & that will give mom more confidence as well. ~Hugs & Prayers~

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Blanket is beautiful, good job. They will show /teach mother what she needs to know to help her 'till she can have her reconstruction. I say this because that is what they use to do in the Nurseries at the Hospitals where I worked. I do not know just how they do now but it's probably even better than it use to be. Prayers will continue/Lillian

Prayers continue and blanket is beautiful. :-)

Cute Blanket! Prayers for little Emma to gain quickly.

Beautiful blanket! Mother will love it.How old/big does she have to be, before they can fix her pallet ?

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by haleymax 16 Sep 2014

ten months old, with a 4 - 5 day hospital. They will not just do a skin patch, but a reconstruction.