Our Weaning Programs
We offer families guidance and support with the goal of weaning children from feeding tubes on a daily basis. Each situation is unique, requiring a carefully laid and individualized plan.
Your family has a distinctive set of circumstances and experiences. Our programs are designed to meet your needs and goals.
Getting Started – Assessment & First Steps
A one hour conversation with the dietitians and/or occupational therapist to collect further information on your child’s medical history and feeding experience
A discussion and review of your feeding videos (2 x 10 minute videos).
- The video should include:
- your child and drinking (if applicable)
- a sense of the mealtime experience
- your child interacting food
Conversation with family to determine the best suited program for your family.
The information we gather in the Getting Started process will allow us to identify which program is best suited for your family. Once your program has been determined, there will be ongoing consultation with the dietitian and occupational therapist.
$375 CDN
Getting Ready for Weaning
If your child is not ready for active weaning, this program prepares your child for the tube weaning process. You will be offered mealtime strategies to develop skills required to progress to oral feeding.
$850 CDN
This program Includes:
Dietitian and/or occupational therapy
One hour of parent training to understand the emotional impact weaning has on the family and develop an approach to facilitate successful interaction.
Three x 1 hour sessions to develop comfort with exploring food and building a foundation for weaning, up to a six month time frame
Self-Guided Wean
This program is well suited for families who have a basic understanding of mealtime strategies and are looking for guidance and tips to help them advance towards weaning.
$700 CDN
This program includes:
Dietitian and/or occupational therapy
Self-directed individualized weaning plan
One hour of parent training to understand the emotional impact weaning has on the family and develop an approach to facilitate successful interaction.
Two x 1 hour sessions with the team to review progress and identify next steps.
Guided Weaning
The team will guide you through each step of the weaning process. This plan provides a nutritional guide and a specific process to complete a full wean.
$1300 CDN
This program includes:
Dietitian and/or occupational therapy
One hour of parent training to understand the emotional impact weaning has on the family and develop an approach to facilitate successful interaction.
One hour nutritional consultation with the dietitian
Four x 1 hour sessions with the team to work on expanding food choices and intake, sensory processing and mealtime behaviour.
Two x 30 minute follow-up sessions to review progress and fine tune mealtime strategies.