In a message dated 3/15/99 12:58:39 PM Central Standard Time,
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Hi Lactnetters,
This are some thoughts from Cathy Genna, IBCLC, and my guru and friend where
suck is concerned...
Judy LeVan Fram, Brooklyn, NY<< Yup, I have thoughts....
 Baby sounds like it is keeping the nipple in the front of the mouth,
 destabilizing the tongue and neccesitating greater compression to
 extract milk/ keep the breast in the mouth.  She might like to try firm
 pressure with a finger to the anterior hard palate right behind the
 alveolar ridge right before latching on to desentize the baby's gag
 reflex.  I'd also look for tongue tie or tongue tip elevation to
 stabilize the airway (usually occurs if the baby is low tone or has a
 mild increased effort of respiration.) >>
Sorry for the delay...
JLF