Practical insights into bottles, reflux, GI health, and the collaborative thinking needed to support safe, successful feeding.

Guest: Britt Pados, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, IBCLC, FAHA

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Host Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, BCS-S, FNAP, sits down with Britt Pados, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, IBCLC, FAHA, the expert behind Infant Feeding Care, to explore the complexities of feeding in both bottle- and chest-fed infants. They discuss Britt’s research on bottle flow rates and its ongoing clinical relevance, as well as the impact of gastrointestinal issues like reflux on feeding. The conversation highlights the use of the GIGER Scale to improve collaboration between SLPs and medical providers, and concludes with practical insights on conditions like FPIES and FPIAS, along with guidance for supporting lactating caregivers managing infant food allergies.

About the Guest: Britt Pados, PhD, RN, NNP-BC, IBCLC, FAHA, and Trauma-Informed Professional at Infant Feeding Care in Massachusetts, where she provides clinical care to infants who are struggling with breastfeeding and/or bottle-feeding. She is also the owner of Infant Feeding Labs, where she conducts flow rate testing of bottle nipples.

Show Notes:

Infant Feeding Labs

Infant Feeding Care

Related courses:

1. The Power of PROM for PFD
2. The Medical Domain of PFD

The Gastrointestinal and Gastroesophageal Reflux (GIGER) Scale for Infants and Toddlers by Britt Pados, Christine Repsha, and Rebecca R. Hill

Dr. Brown’s Bottles

Dyphagia Outreach Project

Bowel Sounds: The Pediatric GI Podcast

Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders

FindHelp.org

Hospital-to-Home Systems Change

Support Feeding Matters

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