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Every child with cleft lip and palate should preferable be examined by a plastic surgeon at the first instance. This will help in identifying the importance and the severity of the defect which in turn facilitate a discussion with the parents regarding the treatment and future of the child. After this is a team of more than one specialist would be needed for the complete supervision of the child.
Up to 6 months feed the child with milk only. It is highly recommended to practice breast feeding. If the child cannot suck efficiently, pump out your breast milk by breast pump and feed him with spoon. You must allow the baby to suck your breast, it will stimulate milk production. After 6 months feed him 1-2 spoon of honey every day. Besides this give him blended/mashed food of balanced mixture of rice/egg/meat/fish/lentil/vegetables, and required amount of oil,twice a day, with small amount in short interval of times.If this is followed the child is less likely to suffer from deficiency syndrome. Moreover there will be less chance of problem during anesthesia. It is also better to give soft food with moderate consistency to a cleft palate child. Because this lessen the possibility of the food to come out through the nose.