Swallow Study

The Speech Therapist wanted Jordyn to have a swallow study done before we tried to give her a bottle again.  They strapped her into a chair with this x-ray machine right next to her and the therapist fed her a bottle while snapping pictures of her swallowing.  The bottles had  in them so the liquid showed up on the x-ray and we could see which way the milk went.  The therapist fed her a bottle that was the consistency of breastmilk and then one that was more of a nectar consistency (which is what we have been doing with the bananas in her milk).  I've been concerned how she would do with a bottle again after being on the ventilator and having a tube down her throat.  The doctors told me that some babies have an oral aversion after being on a ventilator.  Jordyn did great and loved having a bottle again.  The Speech Therapist said she passed the swallow study and is not asphyxiating any of the milk.  She didn't really want to believe it because she has never had a vocal chord baby pass a swallow study before.  Jordyn did great with the breastmilk consistency too so the Speech Therapist told me I didn't need to mix my milk with bananas any more and she can have straight breastmilk.  She said that Jordyn was a miracle baby and she didn't know how she was doing it, but she was making it work!