Kangaroo the baby and have him crawl to breast before feeding.

Have the mother lie semi-reclined with her shirt off place the baby 
between but just below nipple

line.  Support baby but let him use the crawling -stepping reflex to 
find the nipple.  You can help him

by placing your hands on his feet so he can push off. I had two kids 
who did this..

One never stopped clenching.  BUt, I could tolerate his suck around the 
6th week.

The other latched on correctly the first time I did this but it took 
another

4-5 times over a two week period before she suckled correctly

throughout the day.  It works even better in the bath.

This works with other sucking dysfunction as well.

Christine M. Betzold NP CLC MSN

             ***********************************************

Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html
To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]
Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask]
COMMANDS:
1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail
2. To start it again: set lactnet mail
3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome