There are some very good videos on feeding your baby available from the American Cleft Palate Foundation, sildenafil and they have also very kindly sent us several DVDs.The videos are evenly paced. They cover various options for feeding in bite size pieces. The videos that will be of particular interest to Irish parents are those on the Enfamil nurser from Mead Johnson (which has the same mechanism as the MAM), advice and the Haberman Feede...

Location: Donadea Forest Park, County Kildare. (follow link for location map)UPDATE, 14 June: Confirmations sent to everybody that has booked. If you have sent a booking and have not received a confirmation please contact the Association at 087 1319803 or email info@cleft.ie————————-The Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland, in conjunction with the Newbridge Scouts, are delighted to announce that its seventh family fun day will be held on S...

Hi and a belated Happy New Year! Just to keep you up to date, the committee met on the 18th January for its first 2011 meeting.  As usual, we had a full agenda.  This year promises to be as busy, if not busier, than last year.  We plan to continue with our series of informal parents evenings – the next meeting is on the 9th March in the Aisling Hotel. Our Annual General Meeting and Information Evening will be held in May, and ou...

Are you the parent of a child born with a cleft?  Are you new to cleft treatment? Is your child starting a new phase of treatment?If the answer to any of these is YES, please join us for ‘Parents Evening’, Wednesday, 9th March, in the Aisling Hotel.  We will be there from 7:30pm to about 10.00pm.  Drop in when you can.Parents’ evenings are informal occasions that allow parents of children born with cleft to meet and share ex...

Photos! All the photos from the Family Day are now available to view on the Association’s flickr page. The photos are are not available for public viewing, so in order to view the photos use this Guest Pass. A selection will be added to the Gallery here on the website in due course.Right: Group Photo, Family Day, Causey Farm. (click for larger image)A wonderful Family Day has been had at Causey Farm near Athboy, Co. Meath.  With some 27 fam...

A big THANK YOU to all the women that ran, erectile jogged and walked the mini-marathon in aid of CLAPAI, and thank you to all who sponsored them.  It was probably one of the wettest marathon days so far, but the energy and the enthusiasm shown by everyone made the day seem brighter than it should have been.  This year, as we have had an extra participant – see photo – we are glad to report that the CLAPAI Teddy made it all the way ar...