Lisa wrote:

>Alright, ladies, how do you feel about this? We've been batting glove
>protection around for a while now, and I myself use at least the latex
>finger cots. It never occurred to me that our practice could have
>damaging consequences to the babies involved (possibly even moms), and
>that does concern me because of their underdeveloped immune system and
>oral mucosa exposure. I'm interested in your thoughts on this sticky wicket.

I hadn't considered an allergic reaction, but I have wondered how effective
my suck evaluations are when the baby is sucking on mylatex-covered finger.
 Do you think the nasty taste of that stuff causes the baby to suck less
effectively than s/he would at the mom's nice, warm, yummy breast?  I try to
avoid doing an assessment whenever possible, because I don't want to cause
any kind of aversive reaction to sucking.  Now I can worry about anaphylaxis,
too.

Judy D in WV