In a message dated 98-09-10 17:39:15 EDT, Rob Cordes wrote:

<< Recently I had a mom tell me some of her breastfeeding freinds had their
babies immunizations given while actively feeding. These moms seemed to think
the baby experienced less pain this way. I said it was OK at the time but my
nurse wasnt
 comfortable doing it. This baby comes to see me tomorrow so Im thinking of
doing
 the shots myself while mom feeds her. Any thoughts?  I guess my concern is
the baby getting a pain stimulus and  biting mom. >>


I once suggested this to my pediatrician, but she was afraid her aim wouldn't
be as good in a 'nonstandard' position and she would hit the bone, which would
presumably *not* be less painful for the baby!   In my experience though the
part that always really made them howl was the being held still even before
the shot.

Elisheva Urbas, NYC