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"Lisa A. Marasco" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 5 May 1995 16:22:39 -0700
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Camping on to Yaffa's explanation.....  Bottle nipples don't usually
reach far enough back, and babies can also often control nipple placement
without the mother realizing it. The finger, on the other had, senses
what that baby is doing, can be placed and held in the proper place, can
resist efforts to move it, and can also be wonderfully sensitive to
baby's needs and reactions. With a gag-sensitive baby, you can start a
little bit shallow and work gradually up to the right placement with much
more sensitivity and accuracy than any other instrument. And, as Yaffa
pointed out, it is warm and smells more like mom, though it may not be as
soft and cushy.....  (these babies are already manipulating the soft and
cushy and need a little "firm" guidance to get back on track). Whether
finger fed or finger pacified, this does help baby learn to accept more
breast tissue further back, which is usually the goal.

I would like to add that this is used only when baby does not respond
well to positional and latch-strategy changes that attempt to address
this problem in a more natural fashion. Like childbirth, intervention is
best used sparingly on an as-needed basis, and not automatically.  :-)

-Lisa

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Lisa A. Marasco, IBCLC                                /  [log in to unmask]
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant    /  [log in to unmask]

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