Dear Lacnet
From a recent post:
>I have a 4 day old finger feeding like crazy but no interest in
sucking on
>excellet milk filled breasts
>
>not tongue tied just cries and makes no attept to suck at breast
>
>Having mother put grape jam on niples to excite child
>
>Any suggestions
>he just screems with frustration
I think NCT bfcs would probably suggest keeping mother and baby close
to each other for as much of the day and night as possible - just
snuggled in together, so the baby can learn what a nice place the
breast can be, and so the mother can be responsive to any 'ready to
feed' cues the baby may be giving. The screaming may be a result of
just one or two sessions with a helper who tried to push the baby on
to the breast, or who persists in trying to latch the baby on when the
baby is not interested.
No, we would never (okay, I hardly ever use 'never' but this is one
instance where it almost certainly applies) use jam on the nipples.
Continue with finger or cup feeding if necessary - but given the right
circumstances, and plenty of skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding
should replace it soon. This baby is only 4 days old - it's early
days, and he has every chance of forgetting his frustration and rage,
IMHO.
Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc UK