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I agree with Nikki that this baby is probably missing mom and he wants to
suck for comfort. Also, Pat: well-said.
It is obvious that the baby is being overfed. The caregiver has a lot to
learn about caring for a breastfed baby. Is she willing? If not, it is
best to look for another.
So many of the suggestions already given are great: sling use, learning to
use a pacifier (happy human contact required here), bouncy chair or swing
(take care baby feels safe and is not being overstimulated). Perhaps the
caregiver could learn about paced bottle feeding? A daycare that operates
caringly in the best interests of the babies and families it serves is worth
much.
Thanks, Kathy, for mentioning the option of staying home with baby. I can
only imagine how different my life, and our children's lives, might have
gone had my husband not suggested I "just stay home", twenty years ago, with
our baby when I was trying to find decent daycare at zero hour/end of my
maternity leave. Yes, it was a financial adjustment for us, even though I
was not even making much over minimum wage at my job at the time. But when
I looked at all the costs involved in continuing to work, not to mention the
cost of daycare, it came out about even!
Diane Dressler, LLLL, IBCLC
Vermont
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