I just remembered!  I saw an almost-adopted baby who wasn't getting an SNS
to work.  We tried a Lact-aid, different sized tubings, home-made versions.
milk transfer was s-l-o-w.  

 

Then - duh - I took another look at the baby.  Yes, his adopting mother
said, that "purring sound" was typical for him.  She documented it on tape,
and while she never got a doctor's diagnosis, she *did* come to accept the
slow feeding as normal for him in his situation.  

 

Interestingly, the biological parents decided, pre-finalization, that they
wanted him back.  One of the adopting mother's tools in the custody fight
was a digital scale, documenting that he gained weight with her, not during
his stays with his biological parents.

 

The custody struggle dragged on.  I don't know the final outcome.  But his
refusal to speed up his intake reinforced for me that babies often find ways
to cope, if we can find the patience to go along with them.

 

Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC, LLLL  Ithaca, NY

 

 


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