Cheryl says,

> Has anyone else seen a baby that has a gentle suck because they are being
> "fed" milk via and SNS and don't have to work very hard for the
> milk.....become an avid nurser with a strong suck once the milk isn't quite
> as "easily" available and the mom's milk supply then abounds with the
> stronger suck where it was a battle prior to that?
>
> When you've witnessed the above.....and have more than once.....you begin to
> see a trend in a stronger suck without the SNS.  Curious if anyone else has
> witnessed this.
>
>

Rarely.  In fact, it is primarily just the opposite.   A baby that has a poor
suck which may have, in fact, contributed to a lowered milk supply, seems to
improve tremendously with use of the supplementer, increasing mom's milk
supply and his suck simultaneously.  If a baby isn't getting much of anything
from the breast, and weight is so low that he needs calories to effectively
function, then the SNS is a very helpful way of getting the calories into
him, thus improving the quality of his suck.

If a baby can get plenty of milk from the breast by correcting the latch and
using breast compression, then there shouldn't be a problem in the first
place.

Increasing the mother's water consumption beyond satisfying her natural
thirstiness and keeping her urine clear to light yellow and increasing her
caloric intake beyond whatever is "normal" for her is not going to increase
milk supply.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL -- leaving shortly for a conference
in Maryland!
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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