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"Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 2 Jul 1996 13:01:29 -0700
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Bonnie,
I think the 2 most important components of fingerfeeding are the correct
positioning of the stimulus at the junction of the hard and soft palate
(most bottle nipples are too short) and the precise match of flow to the
baby's sucking effort - many babies can effortlessly get milk from a
bottle, but fingerfeeding, done properly, delivers milk when the baby
sucks and not between sucks.  I like a 5 french feeding tube on a 30cc
syringe for fingerfeeding because it is easy to match the fluid delivery
to the baby's suck pattern.  I agree that the finger is also a discrete
shape.  I prefer having parents stimulate the baby's lip and tonguetip
with either the finger or bottle nipple to encourage the baby to draw
them into the mouth, rather than shove a preformed shape into the mouth.
 I suspect the way the feeding implement is presented is as important as
what it is...
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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC  [log in to unmask]

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