Hi Sara, Yes, it's frustrating when a baby is born with a strong personality and intense desire to have milk delivered *right now*. I believe that if a baby is screaming, he/she is not in the mood to learn anything at all. I think it's a kindness (and appropriate) to give the baby 1-2 oz of expressed milk to calm baby down, then baby may be more cooperative at the breast. I have also had good luck with skin-to-skin napping or bathing. There is something about mom being on her back, baby on his tummy at the breast that returns control of the feeding to the baby. Babies with strong personalities especially seem to do well with this approach. I hope it helps your mom. Cathy, I agree with Lechia Davis that a rectal check is inappropriate, but I'm not sure I'd call it sexual abuse. It certainly was unnecessarily invasive. I don't think it takes a baby's body very long to become accustomed to stooling with suppositories. It sounds like the pedi has encouraged the baby to be conditioned to a glycerin suppository when a less invasive approach might have been better. (Last time I used a glycerin suppository on myself it was d***d uncomfortable!) I was discussing this in the office and Laurie Coker said, "Why not just let the kid chew on a prune?" You mentioned the baby is refusing solids, but I do wonder what type of solids are being offered? Would it harm the baby to offer a couple of ounces of prune juice? I'd like to offer a wait-and-see approach before going on to something more invasive. I'd like to think the baby has merely been conditioned to the suppository. If baby does not stool on her own in a few days, there may be something else to look for. Meanwhile, let her chew on a prune. Fondly, Jeanne Fisher, MSN, RN, IBCLC Breastfeeding Promotion Nurse Bureau of Nutrition Services Texas Department of Health 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756 phone: 512-406-0744 fax: 512-406-0722 email: [log in to unmask]