Hi All, Can extra long and very large nipple fill up the oral cavity so much that it inhibits milk flow? I have a client with her second baby who says she is had the same problem with her first baby 10 years ago. When I observed this baby, now 5 days old, he does a up and down chew motion at the breast and only goes into long draws when I supplement at the breast. Mom's breast are firm, not engorged and do leak, but I get no swallowing at the breast. Mom is experiencing pain with latchon which stops when I applied pressure to the baby's chin. Mom has very long and large nipple. This baby is full term and normal weight. Any thoughts on size of nipple causing the problem? Thanks, Crystal Stearns RNC, MS, IBCLC Mercy Memorial Health Center Ardmore, OK 73401 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html