DEAR LACTNETTERS, I HAVE FOUND THROUGH NECESSITY, THE AVENT NIPPLES TO WORK
THE BEST FOR PREEMIES. OUR NEONATOLOGIST PROHIBITS FINGER FEEDS AFTER SHE
WENT TO A CONFERENCE THAT HIGHLIGHTED ASPIRATION INJURIES, AS IF IT COMES
OUT ANY SLOWER WITH A "REGULAR" BOTTLE. WE EVEN HAD TWO TWINS , ONE WENT
HOME TWO WEEKS EARLIER, SAME GEST AGE AND WEIGHT. THE ONE WHO WENT HOME USED
THE AVENT AND THE ONE WHO STAYED USED A "REGULAR" ABM COMPANY NIPPLE. THE
BABY WHO WENT HOME BREASTFED LIKE A CHAMP WITH A COMPLETELY NORMAL SUCK. THE
ONE WHO STAYED WAS DOING WELL UNTIL THE "REGULAR" BOTTLE WAS GIVEN AND THEN
DEVELOPED A SUCKLING DYSFUNCTION CLASSIC OF NIPPLE CONFUSION. TONGUE UP AND
ON THE ROOF OF THE MOUTH AND BITING AT BREAST WHICH RESOLVED WITH WEEKS OF
SUCK TRAINGING. THE NURSES SOMETIMES DON'T LIKE THE REGULAR FLOW AVENT WITH
THE TINY PREEMIES, BUT THEY DO HAVE A FAST FLOW. IN MY OPINION , MANY NURSES
FORCE THE SMALL PREEMIES TO NIPPLE BEFORE THEY ARE READY. ALSO, AS A
CRANIOSACRAL AND MASSAGE THERAPIST, I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE, NICKI LEE,
KNOWS OF ANY STUDIES BEING DONE ON THIS TYPE OF WORK WITH PREEMIES. A LIT
SEARCH DIDN'T PRODUCE ANY RESULTS.LISA MOONEY, RN, BSN, IBCLC, CMT, CST
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