General tips for professionals who are working with infants who are learning to eat, with both breast or bottle feedings covered.

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#25

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Ankyloglossia (tongue-tie) is a common reason babies don’t take a bottle well. FALSE False. False. False. Argh.  Tongue-tie does NOT affect bottle feeding.  It MAY affect breast feeding.  50% of babies with tongue-tie will breast feed just fine.  Bottle feeding requires the ability to compress the nipple and use suction.  If a baby can suck…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#24

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Pacifier use in the NICU is recommended and does not make it harder to establish breast feeding; in fact, it may actually help a preterm infant eat sooner and gain better weight.                      TRUE We have lots of data to support that this statement is true.  We have studies that show better weight gain.  Faster transition…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#23

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Infant eating skills transition from reflexive (automatic) to voluntary at around 2 months post-term, and so babies who are eating at the time they go home may still show feeding aversions or even stop eating after they are home.            TRUE This is true.  Unfortunately.  We know infants are at high risk of feeding problems after…

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FUN Feeding Facts and Fiction Question…#22

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Babies can bottle-feed sooner than breastfeed and go home sooner.          FALSE This is not true.  In studies where moms are available all the time, we see breast feeding as early as a mean of 35 ½ weeks across several studies.  But many times, the mother is not available all of the time for a variety…

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