Your doctor, your baby's doctor, or a lactation professional can help determine if finger feeding is the right feeding method for your child. Your health practitioner can also demonstrate this procedure, and provide you with the necessary equipment that you need.
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Finger Feeding Is A Skill
Before you decide to try finger feeding, consult your baby's doctor. Do not try to finger feed your baby or make a homemade finger feeding device on your own. Finger feeding is a skill, so it's important to learn how to set up and perform this technique correctly.
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Finger feeding can also be used to start a feeding for a baby who has difficulty latching on. If the baby is sucking well after a minute or two of finger feeding, she can be switched over to the breast.
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Suck training may be helpful for babies who have difficulty learning to suck. By placing your finger into your baby's mouth to finger feed, it stimulates your baby's tongue and the sucking reflex. The goal of suck training is to get your baby ready to latch on to your breast and nurse.
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As your baby sucks on your finger, you can gently press down on the plunger of the syringe so that a small amount of the feeding is pushed through the tubing and into your baby's mouth.
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