Oh, another position that can help if there's poor coordination is mom 
completely flat on her back with perhaps a pillow or two under her 
shoulders and head, and baby prone on mom. I've seen this stop nursing 
strikes by babies with microaspiration until we could address the cause.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


On 4/27/2011 11:38 PM, laurie wheeler wrote:
> Julie,
> I would urge mother to use any positions, slings, whatever to comfort
> this baby in the short term. I think you said sort of kangaroo care
> skin to skin holding was working best. Continue that. Then I would
> urge mother to keep on searching for a healthcare provider that will
> properly and thoroughly evaluate this child. It is quite apparent to
> me that this child is ill. If it was something simple, it would have
> been fixed by now, I think. There are quite a few parents who have had
> to advocate and insist on care for their child, when they knew
> something was wrong. This is one of those cases. Since baby is growing
> well, it does not seem to be a metabolic type problem, so I keep
> thinking it is something anatomical or structural.
> Laurie Wheeler RN MN IBCLC
> Mississippi USA
>
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