Jean writes,


> Because a bottle usually delivers milk rapidly at the beginning, and
> especially if the baby is lying at less than a 30-45 degree angle, the
> baby's struggle to coordinate breathing and swallowing causes sucking
> adjustments that just create a vicious cycle of causing more milk to
> squirt rapidly, especially if the baby has a strong suck. THAT, and not
> ravenous hunger, is more likely why the baby is eating rapidly.
>
>
Excellent points, Jean.  And wonderful to explain to parents what happens
when they say to you, "And then I gave him a bottle and he just GUZZLED 3
ounces -- I just know I've been starving my baby."

Jan in Wheaton

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