>This can be expanded to "what utensil did you use to eat?  What if you had
>to use your non-dominant hand, and a different utensil (chopsticks)?"  This
>leads into a discussion of the consequences of nipple confusion from using
>artificial teats and other sucking objects.

I've used a chopsticks analogy for babies who nurse virtually all the time
because of poor milk transfer:  What if you could eat only with chopsticks
and only a few grains of rice at a time?  How much of your time would you
have to spend eating to stay fed?  How would you react when someone took the
bowl and chopsticks away?  Would eating be a really satisfying experience?

As the mother pulls out of her low supply, or improves her positioning, or
gets the frenulum clipped - whatever the problem was - seeing her baby get
rid of the chopsticks is one of the milestones we celebrate.  (Apologies to
those of us who do better with chopsticks than with a fork...)

--
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC  Ithaca, NY
www.wiessinger.baka.com

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