Some thoughts about biting from bedside experiences...
Unfortunately, the hospital where I work uses long,
narrow bottle nipples with a relatively fast flow.
More times than I can count, I have been asked to
consult with breastfed babies who have been given
these teats for supplementation (for whatever reason),
and now they are BITING at breast. Several times, the
Kardex sheet reports that baby got bottles, even
though Mom has initiated and desires breastfeeding.
These babies often approach the breast with a VERY
tight jaw and are leaving moms with damaged nipples.
Not only does the narrow teat fail to encourage them
to have the wide jaw gape needed for effective latch,
what I am seeing more and more are babes who cannot
keep up with the rapid flow of the bottle and clamp
their jaws down/bite to keep from drowning! The flow
from the bottle doesn't even require the baby to suck;
it just runs on out if held at an angle. This teaches
the baby behaviors that are comletely contrary to
effective, comfortable breastfeeding, and, to use the
vernacular, royally screws thing up! (Anyone familiar
with the term FUBAR?)
Oh dear...is this a pet peeve? Time to go...
Carole
3 days and counting
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> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:23:38 -0500
> From: La Leche League of Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills
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> Subject: Re: Fluconazole prophalaxis
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> Perhaps better to prescribe a high quality (kept
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> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:06:59 -0400
> From: Teresa Pitman <[log in to unmask]>
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> Anyone else see Dr. Jay Gordon on TV this morning? I
> don't know what show it
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> about co-sleeping. I loved
> what he says he tells new parents: "If your goal for
> this year was to have
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> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:09:30 EDT
> From: Roni Chastain <[log in to unmask]>
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> Hi All,
> I met a woman 3 years ago, at a spa in Mexico. She
> was from my area and was
> to be starting her pediatric residency. Naturally,
> when I heard this, I gave
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> inviting me to give a
> lecture to the pediatric residents! I imediately
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> am so excited, and a bit impressed with myself, that
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> impression on her. I will do this next week. I have
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> WIC program, among the
> other information I plan to share. I am open to any
> suggestions any of you
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> warmly,
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> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2002 20:30:30 EDT
> From: Lynn Shea <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: the cost of NOT breastfeeding the
> premie
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> Rachel writes;
> >>Lynn, do you know whether this mother has a
> history of any eating disorder?
> There are several red flags here, the force feeding,
> the need to distance
> herself from them (not getting her milk, not
> breastfeeding), the lack of
> ability to let them experience hunger and then
> satiety as normal comfortable
> events...<<
> Great thoughts Rachel. I too have wondered about an
> eating disorder but Mom
> doesn't admit to a history. Mom's Mom is extremely
> overweight, however.
> Although the eating disorder remains a possibility,
> I also wonder if this Mom
> could be much more of your average first time Mom,
> at least as defined here
> in the states, than we might LIKE to think. Her
> initial preoccupation with
> amts taken and ultimate caloric intake is not at all
> uncommon and may in fact
> be a normal byproduct of "the premie in Nicu"
> scenario whereby brfdng is
> portrayed as "stressful" and harder for the baby to
> initiate and maintain.
> Couple this with the fact that their NICU stay has
> "taught" them to be
> focused on the numbers ie. amts in, amts out, daily
> wt. checks etc. These
> issues have contributed to the struggle to promote
> and support brfdng with
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