Cleft Clinic

On May 18th we went to our first "cleft clinic". It took about two hours and we saw six doctors and a social worker. It is like having 7 appointments all back to back. We would see one specialty and then go back out to the waiting room to wait for the next. Savannah started out with the dentist where they confirmed that she does have an extra front tooth. It shouldn't cause any problems and does not need to be pulled. Then we saw the ENT (ear, nose and throat dr). Her tubes are almost out but everything otherwise looked good. We also saw a hearing specialist who tested Sav's hearing and thankfully the test came back within normal range.

The following geneticist, plastic surgeon, and social worker meetings all went well. They last person we met with was the speech therapist, who confirmed what we already knew. Savannah is very slightly delayed with her speech. They recommend starting early speech therapy that we still need to look into.

They also told us she weighs in at the 15th to 20th percentile. I don't know what chart they are using but it is not the same one as the pediatrician's office! After the clinic all the doctors will meet and discuss the future plans for each patient. In a few weeks we will get a letter detailing their recommendations. They also told us we don't have to attend another clinic for at least another year!