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Fist Sucking?
Children use sucking as a means of calming themselves. I wouldn't consider
it a nervous habit, just a typical reflex that many newborns have. -- M~Elizabeth To thine own self be true "Zucca4" wrote in message ... The one thing that really undermines my nursing confidence is my 8 week old's tendency to suck on his fist like a madman, even minutes after a nursing. I was under the assumption that this was a feeding cue especially when he would also open his little mouth and turn his head to the side, however he almost always opens his mouth when I tickle his cheek. He seems to ALWAYS be hungry... He is gaining weight and I desperatley want to believe my body is producing enough milk for him, however the fist sucking really gets to my heart I always think he's hungry and not getting enough. However when I put him to the breast again after a decent nursing period he'll only suckle for a minute or two and get lazy or fall asleep. Maybe ths is just a nervous habit? What do you guys think? Lisa |
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