Your non lc should be brought up for malpractice! 38 weeks is a full term
baby by any definition! I hope you can help this mother and prevent this kind
of misinformation being spread. Suck swallow is well established by 37 weeks
and I've seen younger babies do well as well. You just need to try.
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