Kathleen- I thoroughly agree with your comments about needing to see a mom
when making suggestions. I have a mom, baby is 8 weeks old and not latching
well. Mom BFed two other children and is very patient. She did not want a
home visit since she was seen by an LC in the hospital and feels that is all
she needed. She calls me about once a week for suggestions. I have suggested
everything from nursing in the bath to suck training. I read the recent
posts on the Haberman for assisting with teaching baby to nurse. I suggested
this and went on to explain what this special bottle was like. I said, "It
is usually used for cleft lips and palates, but also may be helpful with
other feeding difficulties." Imagine my shock when she said, "Oh, well, she
does have a cleft in her soft palate."

She had never mentioned it before. I was so frustrated. Did she not think
this could affect feeding?  Why didn't it come up in our l-e-n-g-t-h-y
conversations before?

AAAARRRRGGGG!

Lechia Davis, RNC, ACCE, IBCLC (who does not read minds very well!)
Maternal Instincts
Danville, VA