The term is chondromalacia, and the physician involved should be aware of
the study that shows that bottlefeeding actually takes more energy, and
results in more long term health problems than breastfeeding. This is an
old-school thought. Kathleen

At 10:01 AM 11/19/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Does anyone have any experience with babies with a "floppy"
>epiglottis?  (I don't know the medical term for this)
>
>A relative's baby has this condition where the epiglottis doesn't close
>cleanly and the baby makes alot of squeaking noises whether nursing or not
>and sometimes have to pull off the breast to catch her breath.
>
>The baby is 2 mos. old and not gaining well.  The mom is back to work for
>the last 2 weeks and the baby takes bottles of EBM while mom is at
>work.  The baby may have surgery soon to "trim" the epiglottis (as mom has
>described it to me).
>
>The ENT thinks a bottle may be easier and the baby wouldn't expend as much
>energy.  Mom is no way ready to give up nursing as she nursed her older
>child for more than a year.

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