Just wanted to share something I accidently discovered in the Bible the
other day.  Lamentations, 4, verse 4:  "The tongue of the suckling cleaves
to the roof of its mouth in thirst; The babes cry for food, but there is no
one to give it to them."

We often observe the tongue up on the palate in infants not feeding well.
It is often noted as well, that after delivery of calories, the oral-motor
activity seems to improve, and what looked like a "suck problem"  (ie weird
tongue activity) seems magically resolved. We may have attributed this to
the result of finger feeding, suck training, or improved energy. This
passage got me wondering:   Are we simply looking at an artifact of thirst?

Comments?
Barbara

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BS, IBCLC
Private Practice, Austin, Texas
Owner, Lactnews On-Line Conference Page
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