Cleft Surgery Real Talk: Feeding, Sleep, and Healing After Palate Repair with Sarah Norwood

About this episode

Laura Arroyo and Sarah Norwood discuss the challenges and insights related to palate repair and the cleft journey.

In this episode of the Our Forever Smiles podcast, host Laura Arroyo sits down with Sarah Norwood to share her personal journey with her son Hollis's palate repair. From hospital recovery, feeding challenges, and pain management, to sleep regressions and speech milestones, Sarah offers candid insights and practical tips for parents navigating the cleft journey. We also answer questions from cleft mom groups to provide reassurance, guidance, and support. Links: Buy Us a Coffee FB Support Group

People in this episode

Host: Laura Arroyo

Guest: Sarah Norwood

Topics covered

• cleft palate
• feeding challenges
• pain management
• sleep regressions
• speech milestones
• parenting support

Keywords

• cleft surgery
• feeding
• healing
• parenting
• support
• speech
• sleep

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