Betty Clauss wrote:
>I was wondering if someone could give me some advice. I am working
>with a new mom, first baby! He was born 5 days ago with a vacumn
>assit and intrathecal.  The first 24hrs he latched on only 4 times
>with great difficulty, but was able to latch for the next 36 hrs or
>so until moms milk came in. Mom is large breasted with nipples that
>evert slightly, they do not invert when stimulated. Once the milk
>came in however he refused to latch. He would cry, arch his back and
>not calm when brought to the breast.
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>I saw baby today and
>he gets very upset and will not calm down and move his tongue forward
>to latch when brought to breast.


I probably know less about this than others on the list, but the fact that
the baby had a vacuum delivery may be significant here. I am wondering
about the usefulness perhaps of chiropractic or cranio-sacral adjustments
for this baby. There is a good chance something is out of alignment after
this sort of delivery, and the baby demonstrating feeding difficulties.

What do others with more experience with these techniques think?

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Joy Anderson B.Sc. Dip.Ed. Grad.Dip.Med.Tech. IBCLC
Nursing Mothers' Association of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
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