In a message dated 5/12/2004 10:00:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Details are sketchy but LC's here have been discussing a term baby born recently with a skull fracture from the forceps delivery. The baby is in NICU and being prevented from breastfeeding as its considered the movement of the jaw and skull will affect healing. We can't find anything in the archives or texts to support or dispute this recommendation. In addition to Pat's comment about the baby being tube fed or the bottle would possibly cause the same healing challenge, I will say two things: 1. I think a bottle mightbe worse, since the baby often uses more pinching and clamping and overall work with a bottle vs normal feeding at breast, I would venture to say that more muscles are pulled in, and those muscles more tense than when breastfeeding possibly as well. 2. If the baby is being tube fed, and offered nothing by mouth, since a pacifier would also be ruled out, this is a baby who in weeks or months may be very orally aversive, so whatever they are doing, they should know the longterm potential fallout and try as best they can to help this baby normalize whatever they can, as soon as they safely can. Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, Brooklyn, NY, USA *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html