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[quote=Anonymous]I have to respectfully disagree with some of the posters above. The OP may have legitimate concerns but every situation is different, every child unique. My DD had significant trouble breastfeeding and low tone - and that's all we knew for probably her first year. I didn't know it then, but those turned out to be quite important pieces of a developmental puzzle that it took us years to figure out. I couldn't get anyone to listen to me, really, until she did start missing milestones, then it took months and months for EI to come to do evals. Once they did, she was truly behind, and has received therapy (PT, OT, speech) ever since. She's 7 now and fairly high functioning, but does have an ASD diagnosis, though we haven't had that diagnosis for very long.

My rec would be to go see a developmental pediatrician, before doing a swallow study, and before a neurologist. The dev ped will recommend who else you should see and in what order. Genetics can be useful too - sometimes there's a definitive answer, but start with a development pediatrician if you are really concerned.

My DD had a high arched palate as well as low tone, and breastfeeding was both stressful and uncomfortable. I went to a lactation consultant, tried all sorts of positions, pumped - everything. But after all of that I wish I'd just switched to a bottle sooner. It was frustrating and I was very hard on myself.

Good luck, OP.[/quote]

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