Hi Everyone:

I have a primip and new baby born at home on Friday.  Baby was  posterior
with a long push-out and lots of molding and caput.  He is not  nursing well at
all and his jaw is very tight.  When he nurses (or sucks on  finger) he is
clamping down and then trying to suck. He will take breast into  mouth, clamp
down, then do nothing.  When he does finally latch on, his jaw  is not moving
smoothly during sucking.  The left side of his jaw seems to  be "popping" when he
is sucking.  I remember reading about what to do for  this, but can't find it
in archives.  So if anyone can help or give me some  good keywords to find
more info, I would greatly appreciate it.  We would  like to have baby get an
adjustment, but are having some trouble finding someone  in our area (parents
don't drive-Amish, so long distances are difficult).   thanks!!!

Barb  Cavanaugh RN, BSN, IBCLC, RLC, Doula, Midwife Apprentice
CentralPABirthLactation.50megs.com
Mom to 4: 14, 9, 5,  23mos


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