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  Conversations around feeding a baby are common parts of anticipating the introduction of a new baby into a family be it through birth, adoption, foster care or otherwise. There are discussions about  bottle versus breast, breast milk storage, formula brands, mixing instructions and feeding schedules . There is something immensely satisfying in feeding a baby to contentment. One of the most common parental responses to comfort a baby who wakes up in frenzy involves some form of touching and feeding. What happens when the feeding mechanism goes wrong? What happens when the slightest touch of the baby’s mouth sends them to more frenzy and inconsolable crying? What if the mere sight of the bottle triggers gagging and vomiting? How about if baby arches their back to try and move away instead of accepting the cuddling around the breast or breast?   A baby with oral aversion has a sensitivity to food or drink taken by mouth. The sensitivity causes them to associate feedi...

Taking a medically fragile baby home from NICU. There are few parental crisis that beat the stress of having a baby admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.  Pregnancy and   birth of a baby are often life events associated with anticipation, hope adventure, intimacy, bonding and a culmination of everything wholesome and beautiful, a miracle of life!  Pregnancy and birth complications that result in a NICU admission severely disrupt the plans, the hope and the anticipation. Bonding and breast feeding for a baby who needs higher level of care in the neonatal intensive care unit as opposed to a regular newborn nursery can be confusing. Reasons for admission to the NICU include mild complications that are transitional in nature and a vast majority of babies are in the NICU for a few hours to a few days. Common symptoms of complications related to prematurity and other conditions include temperature instability, breathing difficulties, blood sugar instability, jaundice an...