I have a woman who gave birth last night via c-section at 11:10pm, as of 1pm today baby has not latched on. I tried to encourage baby to take breast last night when they were reuinited, 1:30am, and the nurses have tried several times, and I tried again today at 12:30pm. Baby will not open mouth, it roots and seems to know it is supposed to be doing something, but is not sure what. Encouraged Mom to try suck training, and told her she needed to start pumping A.S.A.P., Baby is being fed formula, via syringe not a bottle thank-goodness. Mom is in good spirts, and feels she can overcome this( which I am sure she can as well) however what can I offer to help get this baby on the breast? I have not dealt with this before and am anxious for her to succeed. I really could use some suggestions from someone who has dealt with this before. Thanks, Jane *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html