Considering what an important newborn task feeding is, I think it's a great
idea for the nursing curriculum to include a good look at oral anatomy of
the newborn, not just ankyloglossia (although considering how often I see
various "flavors" of it in this area, I sure wouldn't call it too rare to
include in the curriculum!).
I wish I had a dollar for every time I've walked into a room where the baby
wasn't feeding well and immediately noticed something funky. Receding chins,
bruising from fetal positioning...hey, wouldn't a face presentation be a red
flag here??!!
I remember Cathy Genna Watson diagnosing a tongue tie in a ten month old
VLCA member's granddaughter - no one had looked before. (That child refused
almost all solids until she was nearly two, as well. She knew her limits.)
(Also the VLCA member doesn't do lactation work anymore! So I'm not dissing
her, she's a wonderful facilities coordinator for our conference!)

So I think it would be great to include "how to do a feeding assessment"
including a good look at anatomy, in all nursing school curricula!

And since I had to go to www.kellymom.com yesterday to get good info for a
formula-feeding mother with a late pre-termer, and sat with her for 45
minutes to teach her how to feed her baby, I suspect nurses should also
learn how to teach formula feeding. It is very confusing. Especially for a
low-functioning mom.

Dawn Kersula in Vermont

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