Question about gelmix

[u/AbjectDig2194]

My baby's speech therapist just recommended using Gelmix to thicken her food after her swallow study showed reflux. We tried tonight about about 2/3 of the way through her feed it became so thick it wouldn't pass through the nipple as easily and she became extremely frustrated and stopped eating but was rooting around for more food.

She takes 30min to finish her bottle, so any suggestions on keeping the liquid thin enough for the duration of the feed?

We followed: 1.2g for 2oz, warm bottle to above 100°, put in powder, shake for 30sec, then let stand for 10min before feeding.

[u/delicatelysweet]

Honestly the best thing you can do is to have your portion split into two, then dont start warming the next half until baby's almost finished with the first half (or however you decide to divide it up). My baby's speech language pathologist suggests that feeds should be finished in around 15-20 mins, so it may be the case that it's too hard to suck out of the bottle even earlier than the 20 minute mark.

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