In a message dated 1/1/99 9:45:06 AM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << 3. If suctioning isn't irritating/annoying/traumatic/unpleasant, why do babies object to it so strenuously? >> Geez, some babies strenuously object to me examining their eyes for a red reflex and, heck, just to make sure they are there! Many babies strenuously object to me examining their hips for developmental dysplasia of the hip but I will be damned if I don't do it anyway. I simply mutter to myself: "I think thee protesteth too much!" Andrew MD [log in to unmask]