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This reminded me of a baby boy that was born while I was working in a
hospital about 15 yrs ago. He would lay in the nursery with a dummy
and you could walk in and hear that he was in the room - he sucked so
loudly and so much (this was at less than a day old.)
He had a patch of skin missing from his wrist - he had litterally
sucked it off in the womb. A large 'love bite' on his wrist that actually
scabbed afer a day or two. He had such a strong sucking reflex and
from memory was a large baby maybe about 9lbs - I remember giving
him his first bath for his Dad and handing him over - the look
on his fathers face, so proud and then he said, "What is that on his
arm?" I had to try to explain that the baby seemed to have sucked
his skin off while in the womb.
Has anyone else seen this?
I know I used to think - His poor Mum with a suck like that I
wondered how her nipples were.
I am now wondering if she ever got her period back! LOL
Just one of those amusing stories that sticks.
Rhonda.
-------Original Message-------
Date: Monday, June 10,
2002 23:32:09
Subject:
lactation/menstruation
Further on that fascinating topic...My first baby sucked
all night long
and cry if nothing in her mouth - if she couldn't find
what she wanted,
she'd just suck the first bit of skin she could latch
on to. Result -
lovebites covering breasts, abdomen and sometimes arms,
though generally
she made sure she was in the right place. Periods
returned after 10
months. Second baby hardly fed at night and slept
through at an early
age, or woke infrequently for short feed then nod
back off. Period
returned at 12 weeks (pregnant at 14 weeks - bummer)
Third baby, another
constant craver and like the first would wake and
cry if he realised no
boob in mouth. Period back after 11 months. My
conclusion (! in
consultation with other friends who agree with this)
that it's the all
night suckers who keep the periods away. I'm sure
there's a slogan there
somewhere... 'if you don't want to bleed, give
em boobs while they
sleep...?!' Further to that, neither first nor
third child suck their
thumb (none had dummies) whilst middle does need
this comfort. Seems
they got their oral gratifiaction in first couple
of years. Have always
wondered if there are any long-term studies
connecting this and smoking
in later years.....Sally
:~)
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