I have observed babies who slide down and bite or clench when the milk flow 
is very fast. I do some test weighing, taking the baby off when I see the 
baby slide down, and I also observe for gulping or choking. Often the baby 
is squirmy at the breast, not the content body language of a normal flow. 
Sometimes you will hear a throat noise after nursing like stridor or 
wheezing. I have seen babies doing this while twisting their bodies around 
and pulling back on the breast. The test weights always show a huge intake 
at that point. Sometimes baby is full and wants to just comfort suck but the 
flow is still huge so they slide down to control it. I have had great 
success with craniosacral therapy for babies that clamp down with their jaws 
but most won't open wide to latch on like it sounds like those two babies 
are doing. If the sliding is flow related, CS won't help.

Kathy Eng, BSW, IBCLC 

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