as time goes by:
If I suspect that an infant is sucking ineffectively, instead of using my
finger I will have the parent use theirs ( I have her describe to me what
they feel and they do reall well)----(1) the glove/latex issue is nill,(2) it
reinforces to the mom why her baby does not breastfeed well (now she knows it
is not her fault). (3) then the mom will be able to sense progress.
The majority of the times most infants outgrow their different sucking
patterns if they are fed and they gain weight. I  also tell  mom's that until
they can give their babies an A+ for breastfeeding they need to breastpump
after feeds.
as time goes by-- I am not convinced that my finger needs to be the one in an
infants mouth (glove or ungloved)and as stated in many of the other posts we
must be respectfull of the infant and of a mothers ability to read her infant.
Karen Querna, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Spokane, WA

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