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Intervention Options For Infants with Poor Suck
Feeding Position
There's no one correct position for breastfeeding. Any of these styles may work well for you and your baby. In the early days of breastfeeding, while you're still learning, you may find it easier to use the same hand for both breasts. This means you will hold your baby across your lap to feed on one breast, and then to feed from the other breast, you'll hold your baby under your arm. More information about
Treatment guideline for infants with poor suck
Signs of Ineffective Sucking
A baby must be able to effectively remove milk from the breast during breastfeeding if he/she is to obtain enough milk to gain weight and "tell" the breasts to increase or maintain milk production. Therefore, ineffective milk removal can result in poor weight gain due to inadequate intake of milk by the baby, which is then followed by a drop in the amount of milk being produced for the baby >>>
Feeding Therapy
A baby must be able to effectively remove milk from the breast during breastfeeding if he/she is to obtain enough milk to gain weight and "tell" the breasts to increase or maintain milk production. Therefore, ineffective milk removal can result in poor weight gain due to inadequate intake of milk by the baby, which is then followed by a drop in the amount of milk being produced for the baby >>>
Handling Techniques In Support of Oral Movement
In infants the therapist may apply touch pressure to cheeks using the thumb and index finger ( with third finger under the jaw ). This pressure is appropriate only during bottle - feeding as a method to increase negative pressure within the mouth and threfore improve suction on the nipple. The pressure to the cheeks can improve the lip's seal.
Beckman Bottle Feeding in Side Lying Position
Happy Baby Purping Position
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In difference position affected to the gravity during feeding such as in side lying position
- infants require less effort
- better breathing
- better head and trunk alignment
- less gravity load on jaw and trunk
- over flow moves to lower cheek
- increased subglottic airway protection