I'd like to give an update on this family. Baby is 10 weeks old now. She is being seen by a wonderful SLP who pushed for the baby's tongue being clipped asap. The ENT who saw the baby said he didn't really see the need, but he would defer to the SLP and the baby's tongue was clipped last week. Reflux symptoms have largely resolved. Baby is not on any meds anymore. Mother has been thru a course of Diflucan and Pat Gima's yeast treatment. Baby was treated as well. The mother states she is fairly sure now that yeast is not her problem. She is taking Evening Primrose Oil for the probable nipple vasospasm. The NP (not the original one) in the OB clinic declined to prescribe Nifedipine. She is still having pain when nursing. Baby is gaining well and seeming happy. The SLP gave them tongue exercises to do with the baby and they are working with her daily to try and improve her suck. The mother understands that it may take some time to retrain the baby to use her tongue properly after over 8 weeks of restricted movement. We have discussed CST and mother is still thinking about that. So, most of the issues have been resolved, but nipple pain during and between nursings is still there. Mother is pretty much resigned to the pain at this point, and states that she's not at the point of "quitting" yet. I'm hoping that as the baby starts using her tongue properly, the damage (vasospasm) will eventually resolve? Does anyone have any experience with how long it may take to see improvement in the baby's suck? I'm hoping to be able to do another feeding assessment soon and if so I will give another update. Thanks again for all the support and encouragement when I first posted about this case. Regards, Cindi Swisher, RN, IBCLC Alliance Breastfeeding Center, LLC 1556 York Road, #5 Colorado Springs, CO 80918 *************************** Phone: 719-268-1888 Fax: 719-598-8983 Cell: 719-661-3469 Website: http://www.nursingzone.com Email: [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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html