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> Van: Dianne Veatch <[log in to unmask]>
> Aan: <[log in to unmask]>
> Verzonden: donderdag 17 februari 2000 5:02
> Onderwerp: unusual latch

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> On observation of nursing the Mom holds the baby properly and places the
nipple and areolar tissue in the baby's mouth.
> The baby then starts wiggling and squirming but continues to nurse. Within
2-3 minutes she has pushed the breast out of her
> mouth and is on the tip of the nipple.
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> The baby spits up a lot
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This always alarmes me to look for allergies, causing an itchy palate and
sometimes frequent spitting up

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> , and Mom reports when the baby lies on her right side to nurse she sees
milk dripping out of her nose. Mom has taken baby
> to the Pediatrician several times for exams and because the baby does not
appear to be in any discomfort,(no excessive gas
> or crying) and she is growing well they have not determined any problem.
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I hardly dare to ask, but did they check the soft palate for a small cleft?

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> Mom has 4 other children under 7 has been trying to keep this up through
her discomfort and the baby's antics at the breast.
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This could have to do with the fuzzy way of nursing. Sometimes baby's do get
upset or fuzzy when mom does not have full attention. But I don't see how it
connects with the milk coming out of the nose. Then ofcourse the 2 mqy be
just 2 different problems. The fact that they appear on the same time or
occasion does not have to mean they are connected in cause.

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>    1-2 bottle feedings a day in the evening.
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How does baby respond to the formula? More restless, fuzzy, more spitting up
or less, etc. If there is allergy involved baby would probably get worse,
but if it's a mechanical problem the different way a bottle is fed could
lead to a direction to look for an answer. Then again if allergy is *also*
in the picture, some symptoms could get worse or some could be added to the
list.

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