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[quote=Anonymous]Two of my 3 kids have low tone and only one had challenges nursing but with the assistance of the LC we were able to finally get a good latch.  You mentioned that it's been suggested your DS might have poor mouth coordination.  The other kid with low tone also has apraxia of speech which is a motor planning/coordination problem involving the muscles of the face required for speech.  (He had no problems with BFing which is kinda interesting) The PROMPT approach of speech therapy seems to be the approach of choice for kids with apraxia http://promptinstitute.com/index.php?page=what-is-prompt3 .  Speech therapists also work with kids who have physical problems eating.  Since you seem to have gone through all the usual experts and are still at a loss, you might consider calling our speech therapist's office to see if they have any suggestions (they practice PROMPT and I know they work with kids with feeding issues) http://www.cslstherapy.com/ .  They could at least evaluate whether your DS's challenge is related to motor control.  If so, it will also likely affect his speech and, believe it or not, it's not too early to start working on it.

Also, as PPs have said, don't be too hard on yourself.  You're doing the best you can and just because it's not working out the way you want, doesn't mean that it's your fault or that you're not doing enough.[/quote]

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