Brenda and Rachel:  We use SweetEase and a pacifier for our newborn pain 
relief.  A couple of our young female lab techs are comfortable doing a heel 
stick with the baby at the breast.  They also use heel warmers.  The only time 
I see a baby zone out for several hours after receiving SweetEase is after a 
circ.  I have yet to convince anyone that a circ should be performed with the 
mother leaning over the baby with her breast in his mouth in our procedure 
room while the doc does the cutting (LOL!). So we have to settle for inferior 
substitution.  Moms seem interested when I tell them to put the baby to 
breast as immunizations are being done in the office and those that do tell me 
it works wonders - calm baby at breast (we do "shots" in the baby's thigh 
rather than the arm which would make it easier to nurse) vs. screaming baby 
on exam table.

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL    USA

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