Newest member

I want to introduce you to the newest member of Ivy's NAMMY WAHMY....it's her Nasal Stent! This is permanently attached to her NAM with a wire. It is made from a softer acrylic material than the rest of her NAM so we have to be careful not to damage it. The purpose of it is to help shape the cartilage in her nostril as she grows so that after surgery both of her nostrils will be rounded instead of having a flat nostril on her cleft affected side. She has adjusted very nicely to it. She only seems bothered by it if it slips into her nose a little too far but that is easily fixed with some Fixodent on her NAM.

The orthodontist said that it will be about 7-9 more weeks before her surgery. They are going to be scheduling it soon. I don't really want to think about it but it is coming quick!