nurse him in his sleep!

It worked for me and my reluctant nurser.

--K. Koncelik
On Friday, August 29, 2003, at 03:24  PM, Margaret Bickmore wrote:

> A 10-month-old boy who was exclusively breastfed from birth (no
> artificial
> nipples of any kind) has finally had the frenetomy he needed all along.
> Mother is very experienced and committed to bf, and did what she
> needed to
> do to help him compensate for the tongue-tie.  Everyone agreed that he
> was
> tongue-tied but no one would do the procedure.  The family finally
> went to a
> major city where an MD would do it.  They hoped baby would begin
> nursing
> competently after the procedure, but unfortunately he seems to be quite
> confused by his new tongue mobility.  He has not nursed since the
> procedure.
>  He goes stiff and resists if brought near the breast.  He refuses
> bottles
> and nipple shields.  Recommendations so far include: mom pumping to
> protect
> her supply and also to provide expressed milk; offering cup feeding;
> offering finger feeding; tongue exercises (as described in the
> Breastfeeding
> Answer Book); plenty of skin-to-skin, cobathing, snuggling, etc.;
> playing
> mimicking games with baby to get him to stick out tongue; encouraging
> mouthing, licking, or chewing, to familiarize him with the new
> feelings.
>
> Any suggestions for ways to get this baby back to the breast would be
> very
> much appreciated!
>
> Margaret
> LLLL
> Longmont, CO
>
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As always . . . .
        Wishing you all the best!
--K

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