One week after operation is a critical period for wound healing, so special attention should be paid to children's diet, warmth and wound cleaning. Avoid crying, cold, fever, diarrhea and other adverse effects on the wound.
Diet nursing
Strict diet management, step by step, 2 hours after the child is fully awake, a small amount of sugar water can be fed with a spoon or dropper, and hot drinks are forbidden to prevent blood vessels from dilating and bleeding. After cleft lip and palate surgery, children should be encouraged to eat liquid food and drink plenty of water to ensure adequate nutrition. Generally, oral liquid medicine is taken three times a day after operation, and it is necessary to ensure that all the liquid medicine is taken. It is suggested to take a liquid diet for one week, then a semi-liquid diet after one week, and a general diet for one month after operation. Do not eat spicy and hard food for six months. Two and a half years old, try to avoid crying.
After cleft lip and palate surgery, feed it with a spoon or dropper. Children should not be allowed to suck nipples or bottles, nor should they suck liquid food through straws.
Children with cleft lip without cleft palate are suitable for breastfeeding. Pay attention to the posture when feeding, the angle between the mother and the ground is 45 degrees, and the older children take a semi-sitting position. However, children should not be allowed to suck it within 10d after operation, so as not to affect wound healing.
Spoon feeding is suitable for children with cleft lip and palate and after operation. Generally choose a flat-bottomed spoon, not too big. Don't put the spoon in your mouth when eating, pour it slowly along your lower lip to avoid touching the knife edge and try not to let the liquid touch the wound. Rinse your mouth thoroughly after each meal, keep your mouth clean and prevent the wound from infection and cracking. Instruct parents to feed their children a high-protein, high-calorie and nutritious liquid diet, such as milk, egg soup, broth, soybean milk and fruit juice. Intravenous rehydration according to the doctor's advice, symptomatic support treatment, and maintain water and electrolyte balance.
Standardized and systematic nursing should be carried out before, during and after cleft lip and palate repair. Among them, diet and oral care are the links that children can't be ignored during hospitalization. What can I eat after cleft lip surgery? Simply put, it is suggested to give priority to running water food, avoid spicy and hard things, and ban hot drinks, from semi-liquid food to ordinary diet.