Ingrid writes:

I just  spoke to a mom who mentioned that her four-week-old daughter has 
several  blisters on her lips.  Has anyone come across this with use of nipple 
 shields?  An allergy to silicone, perhaps?


~~~ I've seen babies with blisters or skin worn away on  their lips without 
nipple shields, and it may be the same mechanism. Not an  allergy but a 
friction injury from baby recruiting the perioral muscles around  the lip to 
help out when the latch isn't deep enough/tongue doesn't have the  range or 
power to do its job, thereby letting the lips rest. Watching this baby  
breastfeed may bear this out or not, or mom can watch to see if baby's lip is  
curling under or seems to be clamping to hold on during nursings.
 
Peace,
Judy
 
 
Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA

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