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Barbara Wilson-Clay <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:58:51 -0500
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Re:  baby with stuffy breathing.
The problem could be as simple as a very forceful letdown that the baby
occasionally aspirates.
The ped could check for sub-mucosal cleft of the palate, or reflux, or some
other swallowing disorder.  Wet breathing often indicates micro-aspiration
of milk during or after (in the case of reflux) feeding.  The ENT idea is
good, because the ENT could check for anatomic anomalies.  If a baby has a
swallowing disorder, far better that the milk being aspirated is human milk
rather than formula. Infants with clefts, who aspirate constantly, have been
documented to do better on milk when compared to formula fed infants who
have constant otitis media with effusion (glue ear).

Barbara Wilson-Clay BSEd, IBCLC
Austin Lactation Associates
http://www.lactnews.com

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