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Date: | Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:17:28 -0600 |
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Edi made good point. Intuitively it would seem there are many things one
could do to help a baby maintain or learn isolated segments of BFing
behaviors when a bottle is going to be used anyway. If it really works,
who knows? Maybe it just makes me feel better.
I teach the feeder to;
tickle the baby's lips with the bottle nipple and
wait for an open mouth and a down tongue prior to inserting nipple.
The merits of inserting the nipple as opposed to letting the baby pull it
in vary. Look at the maternal breast, if mom has a long nipple insert the
bottle nipple quickly,
if mom has flatter nipples make the baby draw the bottle nipple in.
I encourage the use of nipples with low flow and wide bases if bottle
nipples are to
be used.
I teach manual flaring of the lips if needed.
Recently another participant here on lactnet suggested rocking the baby up
and down
to simulate the pauses a breastfeeding baby experiences.
I also think some bottle babies may need a pacifier to meet sucking needs
without overfeeding
plus all the things that encourage a bond with the mom (skin to skin, eye
to eye, no
bottle propping, mom as primary caretaker - ie not passing baby around for
others to feed)
Any other tips?
Carla
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