Rob,
What you relate makes perfect sense.  Some babies are more 'high
strung', and sometimes get too disorganized by their hunger to latch.
Sucking is organizing, so fingerfeeding a small amount of milk can allow
the baby to recover enough neurobehavioral organization to latch and
breastfeed.     If baby is still 'colicky' mom can try leaning back while
she nurses to allow milk to fall to the front of baby's mouth, giving
him more time to swallow in a controlled fashion; wear him in a sling in
a flexed position;  provide deep rather than light touch;  reduce
sensory overstimulation by dimming lights and rocking him before he gets
miserable.  Let me know if any of these work.
--
Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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