I have worked with several clamping/ biting babies who are generally the
products of highly interventive deliveries (deep suction, forceps etc.) I do not
find finger feeds and suck training to be helpful as the more pressure one
places on their jaws the worse they seem to get. I have had success with
referring to an OT/ PT who does cranio-sacral therapy and using a Haberman to
feed until mom can tolerate it.

Did the babe you are working with have a difficult birth?

Susan Keith-Hergert

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