Jessica writes:
Has anyone done any testing (or have any experience) with the First Years
Breastflow nipple? The name, of course, got my attention at Target and it
appears to have a similar design of flow control as the Calma, but it's
actually very soft and the nipple part is shorter. Has anyone seen it in
action?
And Cathy responded:"I've used the Breast Flow nipple sometimes for babies
who needed to learn to increase their suction. It is a relatively
'difficult' bottle, and many babies with feeding difficulties can't get milk from
it. Using it as a stepping stone to breastfeeding has worked for several kids
with significant feeding problems in my practice."
~~~ That's been my experience as well. Most of the babies I've offered it
to weren't able to move milk effectively, as Cathy says it's a difficult
system, and for these babies that was too hard. For babies without feeding
issues, I don't know, since I don't work with them. Many babies seem to clamp
down really hard on it, rather than be more relaxed, which seems
counterproductive to normal feeding at breast .Each time one of these "new
research-based" assistive feeding device systems comes out, there is always
something that just doesn't come close to matching actual breastfeeding, as in
this case, no bottle, no fingerfeeder, no cup has the elasticity and need to be
drawn in and held gently with negative suction pressure, like mom's
breast. I agree with Cathy, that the questions a research study fails to ask
can be just as important, or even more so, than the ones they do think to
ask. It's good for us to know which systems offer which
advantages/disadvantages combination for each individual mother/baby dyad.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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