At 06:13 PM 12/22/04, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any great tips for babies who habitually close down on or 
>slide down onto the nipple?  I have 2 such babies in my practice right 
>now, and have tried pretty much everything.

Were babies deeply or aggressively suctioned at birth?  I have seen this 
with such babies who seem to remember the sore throat even after it is gone.

Also thrush, which causes a sore throat, can make a baby reluctant to take 
the nipple back far enough. Do the babies take your finger back to the 
proper position in the mouth?

Patricia Gima, IBCLC
Milwaukee, WI

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