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Pamela Mazzella Di Bosco <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:16:36 EDT
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Liz, I worked with a very similar baby.  As soon as he took a couple  of 
sucks his eyes got wide -- with fear if you ask me -- and he immediately let  go 
and took a deep breath.  He simply could not breathe through his  nose.  Bottle 
fed fine.  Mom did take baby to pediatrician who said  "no problem, just 
bottle feed."  I suggested she see an ENT since obviously  something was not 
right.  All the ENT could say was the baby had very  narrow nasal passageways that 
hopefully would self correct with age.  And,  since bottle feeding was easier 
for the baby, bottle feed.  Which of course  she did.  She did pump for a bit 
and feed expressed milk.  
 
My thought never changes in these cases:  Breastfeeding is what a  healthy 
normal baby should be able to do...it's a matter of survival to be able  to eat. 
 When they can't breastfeed someone should be trying to find  out what is 
wrong with the baby. Maybe we can't 'fix it' and we should be  grateful for 
alternative feeding methods, but to ignore it because there is an  alternative just 
seems wrong to me.  I do know we can't fix everything, I  get that. But 
assuming there is no problem because a baby can use a bottle does  not take into 
account he should be able to breastfeed.
 
Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
Davie,  FL   USA

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