Insert the plunger of the syringe into this cut-off end. Place the smooth, flat end over the mother s nipple and gently withdraw on the plunger sucking the nipple out hold this for a minute or two. Baby should be ready to latch and feed immediately. Your choice of a 10 or 20ml syringe will depend on the size of the mother s nipples. Another simple technique Prof Kesaree described is the Drip Drop Method , used for encouraging babies to suck at the breast, for instance to re-initiate breastfeeding after temporarily stopping, in adopted babies, for babies who are refusing to breastfeed and for small or premature babies.
Milk is trickled onto the breast from about half way up the breast.
It will naturally flow towards the nipple. She reports that the baby will latch on to the breast as he thinks milk is available at the nipple and he ll start sucking. This is so simple and she has reported great success with this technique. Please try these techniques in your practice and report back to us how you found them. It was an enormous task for which we at Sandpiper will be eternally grateful.