Babies born so early usually need significant help to have normal oral motor skills. Mom can perhaps try giving the breast for dessert, after he has taken some milk from the bottle, and choose times of day when he is most organized to offer the breast. If she has access to a good IBCLC or speech therapist, they can be helpful with latch strategies and to check if the baby is having difficulty with the milk flow, which sometimes happens with former premies. Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC *********************************************** 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