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Originally Posted by Tawny
There are a lot of nipple types out there and you could spend inordinate amounts of time and money trying them all. But you have tried a cleft palate nurser? or something called The Haberman Feeder?
I don't mean to upset you with what I'm suggesting, but his issues sound a lot like the problems cleft palate infants have.
I assume he has been evaluated for cleft palate and does not have this, however, one of the cleft feeders might help him.
How old is he today (exactly)? And how much does he weigh? How much did he weigh at birth? Was he full term? Did you have any pregnancy problems, like pre-eclampsia or extra amniotic fluid? (unless it's too private to answer in this forum, of course.)
It is very difficult to help an infant over the Internet. (I've never done it before.)
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Yep they looked for cleft palate when he was born, and also during all his scans and he's clear for that. I've never heard of a Haberman feeder. Can you tell me more about it? (I'll have a look online in the mean time anyway)
Today he is 5 months and 1 week. He was born on the 15th of March. He weighs 7.5kg and he was 3.2kg at birth. He was 2.3 weeks early. I had high blood pressure (up to 180/120 and some protiens showing in my urine during the last few months. I was admitted once prior to delivery for monitoring, and had to go to the hospital every few days to go on the ecg (that's the right machine isn't it?) for the babys movement and heartbeat. It was all pretty normal. Usually around 140bpm and plenty of movement where the rate went up to around 165bpm.
I really appreciate you trying to help Tawny. You've given me at least one thing to look and consider so far.
