Hi.  I have been part of the discussion about mucousy babies and I have
what may seem like a silly question.  When we say that the fluid is
squeezed out of baby during a vaginal birth we are talking about fluid from
the lungs, right?  Fluid doesn't need to be sqeezed out of the stomach,
does it?  It seems to me that all babies would naturally be born with fluid
in the stomach.

So when we are talking about gagging, spitty, vomiting babies we are
talking about fluid coming from the stomach, right? When a baby is born by
c/s and doesn't have all of the fluid squeezed out we are referring to
fluid in the lungs, right?  How do c/s babies get rid of extra fluid in
their lungs?

For these babies that are sent to the nursery for suctioning due to gagging
up fluid-are they having the fluid suctioned from their lungs or stomachs?
I assumed it was their stomach.  I am sure you all think this is a silly
question and I should know the answer, but I just need to clarify my
thoughts. Thanks.

Christine Lichte, IBCLC, LLL Leader

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