I have seen babies  react to a fast MER by sliding down the nipple a bit and
clenching their jaws or "biting" to slow the flow. In this case, reducing
moms supply or having her pump with a manual pump or hand express a bit
before nursing may help (in addition to other things that help reduce the
supply).

Also, I see lots of jaw clenchers who leave mom's nipple blanched, white,
and creased. I usually recommend craniosacral therapy for this. You can
often see a white line around their lips from the tension in their facial
muscles when they are latched on and clenching. These babies usually are
doing the "fish lip" look but not always. Depending on how old the baby is,
it may take 4-6 treatments.

Many mothers think CST is crazy but I have seen it work so many miracles.

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC
Houston, TX

             ***********************************************

To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]

The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html