After spending 30 minutes stooped over a mom's bed trying to get one of these critters on the breast, I promised myself I'd come back and see if any of these great minds had some tried and true tricks to get tongue suckers on the breast. I've never found it to be a long term problem (guess that good breastmilk is pretty reinforcing if it can break months' long habits fairly quickly!), but it's a dilly to work with in the beginning. The best I've managed is to stop the tongue sucking immediately each time I see it by breaking the suction with my finger, and to just keep stroking those little lips and waiting patiently for the gape. Any tips would be greatly appreciated. Also, it's been my experience that tongue suckers are almost always black. Rarely do I see the behavior in white or oriental babes. Any ideas why?? TIA, Terry Hadley IBCLC