I have read the posts about your little Gaelin and my eyes filled with tears. How my heart aches for the grief you must feel! then I read your post >He began sucking, to my surprise and delight!<< how wonderful. I think you are on the right track but I wonder if feeding him with a syringe is the best way to proceed. We've all seen babies who get addicted to the hardness of a syringe or a nipple shield. Perhaps fingerfeeding with a soft tube might be the better way to go. I'm thinking of you, hang in there. Marie Davis