In a message dated 1/20/2006 1:52:24 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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I also don't understand why it is alright for him to suck on a pacifier
but not the breast.
Nikki, I look forward to hearing the responses to your questions. I cut
this sentence from your post because this statement is repeated often in the
nurseries. If a baby can suck on a finger or pacifier than they should be able
to feed.
But a baby can nonnutritive suck fine because they are not trying to
coordinate suck/swallow/breath. When a bolous of liquid is added to a baby's
sucking than they have to take the next step to swallow and this may be what they
cannot handle.
When I observe a baby such as the one you describe, I don't understand why
the staff are so resistant to the idea of doing gavage feedings. They mostly
want to push the bottle first just to see if the baby can handle it.
Ann Perry, RN IBCLC
Boston, MA
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