I have a friend who has just had her 3rd baby. The first time she had mild
blanching during pregnancy which went away after delivery, in the next two
pregnancies it got worse each time. This time it still went away after
delivery, but did re occur a couple of times after that. She never has
this at any other time and does not appear to have circulation problems ie
Reino Syndrome or anything like that.

There was an inquiry about Medline the other day and He Who Sleeps on the
Settee in Front of the TV (HWSOTSIFOTTV) has given me an address for free
Medline access:
http://www5.medscape.com/Home/about.mhtml
Good luck I don't know how long it will be there!

Our Dr John Neil who has made the new ultrasound video on infant sucking
has a better expression I feel for Nipple confusion, he calls it "Suck
Confusion" I really feel this has a better sound to it as that IMHO is
normally the problem.

I don't understand the problem with breastfeeding a baby with teeth, It is
quite clear in studies of good positioning if the baby is correctly
attached to the breast the tongue protects the nipple from the teeth.
However of course if the infant bites cos Mum isn't paying attention
(perhaps she is actually having a conversation with someone else!!) they
can get in a quick nip (painful) and I did have an inquiry a couple of
months ago from a mother feeding a 2 year old with Downs Syndrome who had
a gap in the middle of her front teeth in which the tongue became abraided
by getting trapped in between.
Because of the Downs Syndrome the mother wanted to feed for however long
the child wanted and we suggested an empathic dentist might put some
bonding in between to close the gap. I don't know what happened I am
afraid.
I find the thought of teeth being extracted is quite horrifying, even
thought they get another lot later. I was brought up with the idea that
you protect your teeth as much as possible!
Thanks for reading my rantings!

Jackie Cesnik IBCLC. NMAA Breastfeeding Counsellor.
De Novo Lactation Consultants
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