Make sure your baby is swallowing

Posted February 15th, 2007 by stormy and filed in breastfeeding
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If you are having trouble breastfeeding (or bottle feeding), make sure your baby is swallowing.  This was pointed out to me again and again but it didn’t really hit home until 2 am this morning.  I held the bottle for 20 minutes and his cheeks were moving and he was really working at it but after 20 minutes, there was still the same amount of fluid in the bottle! He hadn’t been swallowing!  (In this case because there was too much of a vacuum in the bottle.)

So if your baby is having trouble eating, make sure they are swallowing, not just sucking.

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2 Responses to “Make sure your baby is swallowing”

  1. J says:
    December 28, 2008 at 4:29 pm

    How do you make sure they are swallowing? My baby is having this same problem.

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  2. stormy says:
    December 29, 2008 at 5:59 am

    Watch their throat more than their cheeks. Usually you can see or hear it if you are watching for it.
    Also check to make sure their diapers are wet regularly.

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