Greetings.... Our Peds have been using D10W in a gauze filled nipple to
help the baby boys deal with the pain of circumcision.  The Docs think
it does a fine job....... I don't know if the baby boys agree!

I wonder if anyone else is concerned about the introduction of a finger
(gloved in a latex glove) being introduced into newborn mouths?  I'm
seeing this as a routine thing in our nursery..... to soothe a crying
baby and/or do a suck assessment.  I worry about possible implications
with breastfeeding (discussed here in the past).  I also worry about
the  exposure to latex at such an early age.  A recent article in the
Sunday Parade magazine noted that latex pacifiers can be the cause of
respiratory symptoms in babies.  Does anyone use non-latex gloves when a
suck assessment via digital method seems necessary?         Susan
Reulbach Wirtjes RN IBCLC in Waterloo, Iowa
"What you permit, you promote."
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