I agree with Nikki that this baby is probably missing mom and he wants to suck for comfort. Also, Pat: well-said. It is obvious that the baby is being overfed. The caregiver has a lot to learn about caring for a breastfed baby. Is she willing? If not, it is best to look for another. So many of the suggestions already given are great: sling use, learning to use a pacifier (happy human contact required here), bouncy chair or swing (take care baby feels safe and is not being overstimulated). Perhaps the caregiver could learn about paced bottle feeding? A daycare that operates caringly in the best interests of the babies and families it serves is worth much. Thanks, Kathy, for mentioning the option of staying home with baby. I can only imagine how different my life, and our children's lives, might have gone had my husband not suggested I "just stay home", twenty years ago, with our baby when I was trying to find decent daycare at zero hour/end of my maternity leave. Yes, it was a financial adjustment for us, even though I was not even making much over minimum wage at my job at the time. But when I looked at all the costs involved in continuing to work, not to mention the cost of daycare, it came out about even! Diane Dressler, LLLL, IBCLC Vermont *********************************************** 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