Jack Newman wrote:
>I teach the mother how to know the baby is getting milk (open-pause-close type
of suck).  When the mother no longer observes the baby nursing like that, I
suggest she take a good handful of breast (thumb on one side, other fingers on
the other), and simply squeeze.  If it works (more open-pause-close type of
sucks), she keeps the pressure up until the baby is back to nibbling.  She then
releases the pressure. If the baby stops sucking she waits until he starts
again.  If he *drinks*, fine.  If not, she starts the compression again.

Thank you for explaining that, Dr. Jack! I had to grin, though, when I read
your explaination, because I (and I suspect many others!) have been teaching
this technique for many years under another name - *priming the pump*!


Norma Ritter IBCLC, LLLL
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