[On Fri, 2 Sep 2011 Jennifer Welch wrote a "thank you" to the many who had
responded to this request.]

Just one last comment on this. Sometimes when a situation is puzzling and
complicated ways of dealing with it don't seem to be getting anywhere, it
can be useful to consider "Ockham's razor" - looking for the very simplest
explanation or solution. Sort of coming from left field.  I'd ask, is the
problem really a physical problem in the baby? Could it be that exposure to
the hyperstimulus of a long, preformed artificial teat has prevented the
baby from learning the *first* step in latching for breastfeeding. I have
seen various babies who have failed to learn how to draw in soft breast
tissue as newborns and consequently lie there waiting for a firm, preformed
teat just to happen.
Just some thoughts from left field. It can help sometime to ask "is the
issue simpler"?
Others have made comments related to the baby's "choking" while using this
model of teat. So I shan't add to that.
Virginia

Dr Virginia Thorley, OAM, PhD, IBCLC, FILCA 
Brisbane, Qld, Australia 
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