Just a happy story to relate: we had a term NICU baby today with bilateral
cleft lip and palate, no other apparent problems. After the baby was
thoroughly checked out by the docs the question arose of how we were going to
feed this baby and since he was rooting wildly and crying hungrily we put him
to breast (Hispanic mother, 2 other children, never breastfed before). The
baby latched on like a dream, took both breasts, and to all intents and
purposes had a great feed.
I know lots of text books say this is what is supposed to happen. But in our
NICU this was a great triumph!
ANne Merewood IBCLC

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