A Parent’s Perspective: Testimonials from the Trenches
Some babies are interested in sucking only when they want to eat. For
other babies sucking is like a massage, tranquilizer, and hot bath all
rolled into one!
Here are stories of some babies who were “suckers for sucking”:
Annie and Michael were especially worried when their
little boy screamed; Rylan’s heart problem made extreme
exertion dangerous. So Ann carried him around the
apartment for hours, until her back was in such pain that
she couldn’t stand it any longer.
She resisted giving Rylan a pacifier because she “didn’t
want to start teaching him bad habits that he would have
trouble stopping later on.” Finally, however, driven to
desperation, Ann reluctantly gave it a try and “Bingo!
Giving Rylan the pacifier was a godsend! We still had to
entertain him, but the binkie let me walk away and take a
break, especially when he was in his vibrating seat.”
Stanley began to struggle with his feedings when he was
seven weeks old. He had always begun his meals with
gusto, but now after ten minutes he was pulling away and
licking at the nipple as if he had forgotten how to eat.
Seconds later he would arch back and wail as if he
wanted to jump out of his mother’s arms. But that wasn’t
what he wanted either, because as soon as Stanley was
put down, he cried even harder.
Stanley’s parents, Maria and Bill, tried rocking and
wrapping him, but when he was really agitated he could
free his hands in seconds. Maria, confused and frustrated,
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