Jaye, this is where a good SLP or OT comes into play. Something is wrong 
with this baby's sucking (weak lips/tongue, palate???) and we would call 
this oral motor problems. I personally can not correct this myself but 
have had several babies "cured" by a good SLP here. Sometimes CST is 
enough, but usually not. I have not ever found that a tincture of time 
cures this by itself unless the baby is a preemie with a weak suck. But 
disorganized sucking that is not better by now needs an assessment by a 
SLP or OT to find out what is really going on. I have seen this kind of 
irregular pattern to sucking with the babies who were exposed to long or 
overly strong epidurals in utero. Sometimes this type of sucking is very 
vigorous looking but still doesn't transfer milk well.

Good luck, Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC

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