When I can't get any latch at all...my next choice is cup feeding. Again, I
don't like to introduce any other kind of sucking to a baby who has nipples
like these to deal with.

Susan




Maurenne griese <[log in to unmask]> on 06/15/99 03:22:08 PM

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Subject:  Fibrocystic Breasts and Difficult Latch




> I would probably try SNS at breast followed by pumping until jaundice is
> resolved and milk supply is established. If the breast is difficult to
> latch on to I wouldn't want to give anything else to suck on and I
wouldn't
> want to risk a baby who is jaundiced to the buttocks getting dehydrated.
>
> Susan Keith-Hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC
>
Should I try using an SNS at the breast if baby can't even latch?  Her
nipples and areola are almost like billiard balls, round and firm with
nothing to grasp.  I'll keep you all posted on this case as things
transpire.  Also, thanks for the reminder that something as common as
fibrocystic breasts probably shouldn't be called a "disease".
Thanks once again for your collective wisdom.
Maurenne Griese, RNC, BSN, CCE, CBE
Manhattan, KS  USA
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