Hi Pam. I use finger feeding in situations where the baby will not or
cannot take enough at breast to grow, or in other extenuating
circumstances. It is not a first line, obviously, but one tool in a bag
of tools that I pull out when I need it. This is way different, to my
way of thinking, than "suck training," which I am not really sure about.
I have asked in the past about suck training, and have really never
gotten a full picture of what that is.

In my practice, finger feeding, as a possible tool, is a lot better than
giving up on breastfeeding all together....which is what happens a lot
around here.  Finger feeding is within the scope of my practice as a
nurse and IBCLC.  Suck training is something I would not profess to know
about, and would not be something I would do as an IBCLC, but that's
just me.

Sigh.

Kathleen : )

Kathleen Bruce RN IBCLC
Independent consultant: Breastfeeding Clinic of Vermont, Lactation
Resources of Vermont, Medela, Inc.
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