NAM Treatment - Part 2 (Plate)

After 1 whole month of taping, we further proceed with the plate.

1st week: It was hell!! Baby S refuse milk, keep crying the moment the milk bottle is in his mouth.

2nd week: Baby S slightly gotten used to the plate.

3rd week: Baby S start loving the plate and suckles it like a pacifier.

4th week: Baby S gum gap are not closing ideally.

5th week: DR C.Lee found that plate slipped behind Baby S gum and make a new plate.

6th week: Baby S put on new plate which fits him much better.

7th week: Gum gap closed slightly. Dr C.Lee adjusted the plate so that gap can close even more.

8th week: Gum gap was closing at a rapid speed.

9th week: Dr C.Lee advised that gap is about 2mm wide and 3 in 1 surgery is highly possible.

10th week: Suppose to put on Nasal Stand but Dr C.Lee wants the gap to be slightly smaller before proceeding.

Baby S had a love and hatred relationship with the plate, so was I. Initially its really uncomfortable for him, but after he gotten used to it, he will cry and look for the plate if its removed from his mouth. As usual, the most paranoid person is not me and Baby S, it was my Mom.

I really had to give kudos to my baby, he is so strong, so cooperative, so much so he learns to love things he hate because he simply knew this is going to be part of him. This is something I have to learn from him!!! If we are stuck in a "bobian" situation then we need to change ourselves to adapt to the things we don't like. Life is easier with things we like than the things we hate.