Hi Jacqui, My friend had nearly the same circumstances with her young son and oral surgery. She did some research and chose to wait a couple of years before having the surgery. She was very careful about his oral care during this time and snack food as well She is a dental hygienist so has some knowledge. about the subject, and the ability to observe the progress of the decayed tooth,. She also chose general anesthesia for her son. He nursed right before surgery (meaning a couple of hours) and a couple of hours after wards. She reminded me that the main reason a dentist will say no sucking is that the action of the straw or a sippy cup can be detrimental. The action of suckling from a breast is much different. I imagine she would be willing to email this mom, if she would like this please email me privately. Warmly, Judith Markham IBCLC, Oceanside, CA *********************************************** 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