On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 8:38 AM, vered bukai <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Wow what a case !
> Lately I saw two moms with babies that have a poor vacuum.
> The only thing that helped in those cases was a nipple shields - it helped
> the baby to  improve stability on the breast .
> Of course you have to have a scale for using the nipple shields.
> I can not remember reading that any where but it worked.
> The first baby :
>  I saw her at age of 3.5 mounts . (Mom BF first baby for a year with no
> problems).
> First month the baby was doing good . Between age 1-2.5 months she gained
> 250 gr. The nurse at mother baby clinic said it is o.k . The
> mom insisted to check again after 2 weeks. the baby gained 50 gr !
> Than she called me the first time - we focused on improving her
> milk supply  ( she nursed from 1 side each time 7 times a day ). When I saw
> the baby she was latching on and off all the feed .The mom said that even on
> the bottle the milk is dripping from the sides and she can not take the
> pacifier.
> I really have no good explanation why I have tried that only my gut feeling
> and it worked! The baby gained 500 gr in two weeks !
> I also taught  the mom some sucking exercises.
> I hope it helped
> Vered Bukai IBCLC Bsc.Nutr LLL
> Israel
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