>Is there a clue in the fact that baby is equally upset when fed with a
>bottle?  Perhaps this baby is having difficulty with
>swallowing/breathing, and gets panicky with any feeding method.  Maybe
>the mother's strong letdown compounds the problem, but isn't the root
>cause. The archives offer several posts about swallow studies and
>working with physical therapist to diagnose and treat such problems.

Great thinking, Margaret!  I attended a Wolf & Glass seminar recently and I
have been listening with a stethoscope.  It is very possible there is
something there, although most of what I have been hearing is the large
influx of fluid.  The father is a trained physical therapist and will know
how to go about having the baby assessed.

The problem with the bottle, though, is that the baby simply won't take it,
not that she has problems using it (I should have been more clear).

Thanks so much for this great perspective.

Diana West, IBCLC


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