Ann Perry Wrote "I would not recommend that parents use their fingers in place of the baby's need to eat but it does have a place for the disorganized suck and calming." I use this method frequently and it works. And sometimes, I find that letting a baby suck on my finger will 'wake-up' their mouths so that sucking becomes a desire for that moment. I teach parents to use it also. Many of our babies come into the world, perhaps too druged(dare I say?),to suck correctly and the more time they have to metabolise the drugs and work through their need to rest, the better they become, on an hourly basis, it seems, with sucking. This is very frustrating since many nurses want babies to eat every 3-5 hrs. I have to juggle the worry about hydration and alternative feeding methods with the need for babies with good blood sugars to rest until they want to eat. Betsy Wells-Gephart RN, IBCLC Lactation Specialist Chandler Regional Hospital, Chandler, AZ *********************************************** 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