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In a message dated 5/14/00 3:04:55 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< I'm finding people wanting to use the SNS when babies aren't latched on
well - what good does the sns do then? Baby still not breastfeeding. If
the SNS is at the nipple, the baby will get the idea that no matter how
he/she sucks, the food will come.
Cup feeding? Babies who are too sleepy/uncoordinated don't seem to do well
Finger feeding? I know others feel very negative about putting something
formed into the baby's mouth, but we're now to the point where the MD will
insist baby WILL be fed - it's just a question of how.
Tube feeding? Exposing the baby's mouth to a negative stimulus. >>
Jeannette,
I see a similar problem. Now that we have convinced people there *is* such a
thing as nipple confusion, babies are being sent home from the hospital or
the first ped appt finger feeding, b/c they have lost too much weight (lots
of babies are losing a pound or more). But, by the time I see the moms, the
parents are addicted to finger feeding and it is less of a tool to organize
suck right before latch than it is a way to feed the baby, just like a
bottle. And to top it off, many of these moms have very low milk production
due to poor stimulation that the babies aren't interested in nursing. Yes,
there is *way* too much bf intervention going on, just as there is way too
much birth intervention.
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA
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