Dear Members
My name is Ellen and I am the Lactation Consultant for a hospital here in
Indana.  We have a 30 bed NICU which I also cover.  I came across a problem
I haven't seen mentioned on Lactnet before. We have a baby here that has
been diagnosed with Bells Palsy.  Mom is pumping and wants to nurse but the
baby doesn't even keep good suction on a bottle or pacifier.  She roots
opens wide but doesn't latch.  I tried to get her ro suck on my finger but
again the full suction you would expect just isn't there.  She was
transferred in from a outlying hospital for antibiotic treatment.  Any help
or suggestions would be appreciated.  I can't find anything that deals with
this problem in any of my books or web searches.  Thanks in advance for the
help.


Ellen Bouillon RN IBCLC

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