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Date: | Wed, 19 Aug 1998 19:40:12 -0500 |
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Greetings...... I've worked this week with a baby who has a long tongue.
She exercised it with a thrusting motion whenever she was awake (more
than most babies play with their tongues, I think.) She has a tendency
to suck her tongue, also. Mom learned from the start to be sure she was
latched with a wide open mouth and to re-latch when the baby slipped
partally off the nipple. They went home today, Mom feeling a bit of
nipple tenderness, but otherwise OK. Is there anything to watch for
with this couplet? They wll be back to our Newborn Clinic on Friday and
I plan to see them at that time. So far, "it ain't broke....."
Thanks for whatever info you can offer.
Susan Wirtjes RN IBCLC (hospital-based)
from Susan in Iowa (is this heaven?)
"What you permit, you promote"
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