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But while knowing the
> weights was useful, and a clear indicator that this mother and baby need
> help *now*, and not tomorrow or Monday, it was clear from everything
else
> the mother told me that bf was going very badly - baby never satisfied,
> difficult to settle, endless feeds w/o baby ever coming off the breast
> spontaneously, extensive use of nipple shield since day 3, cracked and
> bleeding nipples when shield not used, extensive use of pacifier. Mother
> distraught. It was not a bit surprising the weight was what it was.
Dear Heather, you're right, we wouldn't need weights in this clearly
dissatisfied baby and sore mom. I see the use of pacifiers from the
beginning as a problem. Made one mom promise not to use it last week. If
baby wanted to suck - nurse. 4 oz in 4 days. Amazing! Sad that the
average HCP in US doesn't see early pacifier use as a red flag. Sincerely,
Pat in SNJ
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