Jaye, so frustrating! I have been watching (over and over!) the videotape of a talk by Diane Weissinger from the 2011 California WIC conference:
http://www.calwic.org/events/2011-annual-conference/144

Tigers Through Hoops - The Baby Who Won't Breastfeed 
Video Link: http://bcove.me/y137ti4r
Handout 1: Bibliography
Handout 2: Tigers Through Hoops: The Baby Who Won't Latch (text)
Handout 3: Tigers Through Hoops: The Baby Who Won't Latch (slides)

Have you tried a nursing supplementer? They don't always work, but sometimes they work BIG! 
My favorite is Dr. Newman's homemade one. The videoclip is here:
http://www.breastfeedinginc.ca/content.php?pagename=vid-lactaid

Hope this helps. Rowena
RTucker IBCLC, Texas

You wrote:

Date:    Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:25:02 -0700
From:    "Jaye Simpson, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Challenging babies

Hi All,

Well I have a few babies who have had VERY complicated and challenging
situations that left them unable to breastfeed for an extended time period.
They are all between 2 and 4 months of age.  The problems have been worked
out but they are not yet breastfeeding, a couple have had a time or two
where they will try, and then refuse.  Nipple shields have been helpful one
moment and not the next.  Moms have been unable to do a rebirthing bath (one
has a water heater that barely works so not enough hot water to fill the
tub, and the other two have no tubs.).  We have done all the standard
'tricks' - bottle feeding like a breastfeeder, skin to skin, happy time at
breast, breast in the face and available all the time, wake up at breast,
etc.suck training, proper bottles for the babies - They are all capable:
They just WON'T.

I am looking for any and all ideas - something new, something I haven't
heard of in 17 yrs or maybe I forgot.  Help?  The moms will thank you!

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