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Nursing strike
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Kathy Dettwyler <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 2 Jul 1997 09:08:31 -0500
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Re 11 month old on nursing strike:

>Baby has seen ped twice to check for ear infections, etc.  Doc says she
>sees 4 teeth about to errupt.

I'll bet dollars to doughnuts it's the teeth.  Children will often run a
fever, be lethargic and listless, and refuse to eat or drink or nurse during
those last days before a bunch of teeth erupt.  Their entire demeanor will
change overnight once those teeth come through.  I recommend baby tylenol
and ambesol or other local analgesic, cold teething rings, lots of snuggling
and cuddling.

Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University

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