Hi Terri, The MESH term for sucking issues is "sucking behavior". I did a search and didn't come up with anything on disorganized sucking per se. Disorganized suck is a conceptualization by Marjorie Meyer Palmer, and is not a widely used term, though it is useful. Perhaps doing a medline search on her name will come up with something new that she's written since I've last looked. I believe it's important in looking at sucking behavior in infants to seek out the reason why the infant functions the way they do: Is there a tongue tie, perhaps a subtle one? A short mandible? Does the baby have a headache from being pulled out of mom by his head? Is there are respiratory issue, a sensory processing issue, neurological immaturity? Marjorie's view of disorganized suck entails infants with neurological immaturity who have an imperfect sucking rate, rhythm or coordination between the components of the suck:swallow:breathe triad. Her ideas are certainly useful for screening infants into who just needs support and time vs who needs more help. As a lactation consultant who is trying to "push the envelope" and help children with medical conditions to breastfeeding, I find that conceptualizing sucking a little more broadly is helpful to me. Have you read Wolf and Glass's book (Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infancy, Therapy Skill Builders)? They have a lot to offer in this area. Best wishes with your research, Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC NYC *********************************************** 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