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Date: | Sun, 23 Jan 2005 23:15:24 -0500 |
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Two positions that may work for this little guy are having him prone on
mom's chest so his head is way extended, and he has to "climb the
breast" to latch. This will bring his jaw and and help a tiny bit with
the tongue as well. The other is sidelying with him lower than mom's
breast, so he has to tip his head back a lot to latch.
Mom is doing just the right thing by expressing and keeping her milk
supply going, feeding him and trying to help him latch. If you have
access to an electronic scale that is accurate to a few grams, you can
do pre/post weights with the nipple shield to ensure that he is
tranferring milk through it. If he is getting milk, you can just let
him nurse with the shield until he grows.
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC
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