At 06:13 PM 12/22/04, you wrote: >Does anyone have any great tips for babies who habitually close down on or >slide down onto the nipple? I have 2 such babies in my practice right >now, and have tried pretty much everything. Were babies deeply or aggressively suctioned at birth? I have seen this with such babies who seem to remember the sore throat even after it is gone. Also thrush, which causes a sore throat, can make a baby reluctant to take the nipple back far enough. Do the babies take your finger back to the proper position in the mouth? Patricia Gima, IBCLC Milwaukee, WI 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html