This is a situation where pumping and fingerfeeding for a day or two, with brief feedings at the breast to help baby remember what they are for, can be helpful. When the baby retracts the tongue, mom angles her finger downward against the tongue to encourage it to cover the gums again, and she stops delivering milk until his tongue it in the correct place. Most kiddos learn very fast this way, unless there is an anatomical reason he is using the tongue incorrectly. Even with an anatomical restriction, tongue movements can often improve.... -- Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC New York City mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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