Just wondering if anybody out there is aware of any information on performing guthries on the babies whilst they are at the breast.
It is the best way, as far as Mother and child are concerned. As far as I know, babies are very unlikely to aspirate when they are newborn. It is only when they get older and start talking that aspiration becomes more of a problem – Chimpanzees, gorilla’s, etc, never choke (even as infants) but they also never talk. The tendency for humans to choke has something to do with the ability we have to talk (larger larynx?) and we have a protective mechanism when very small to help avoid this happening – that’s why small children have tiny, high pitched voices, that develop as they grow.
Anyway, I don’t think aspiration is an issue. And doing Guthrie's while breastfeeding is just so much less traumatic for mother and baby (I know, I insisted on it for my 3rd child – the other 2 I didn’t know about it).
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