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The supplemental milk is contained in a soft pouch or bottle, and a length of fine, soft tubing reaches from the milk receptacle to the breast at the nipple/areolar complex.</span> </p> </div> </section><div class="captionBox"><img width="480" height="360" data-src="images/feedingline1.jpg" src="//static.health-e-learning.com/jigsaw/design/lazy_image.gif" alt=""><p> <br>&copy; Carole Dobrich</p></div><div class="captionBox"><img width="420" height="315" data-src="images/feedingline2.jpg" src="//static.health-e-learning.com/jigsaw/design/lazy_image.gif" alt=""><p> <br>&copy; Carole Dobrich</p></div><section class="section" id=""> <div class="content-node"> <p>As the baby suckles at the breast with the feeding line also in his mouth, milk is removed from both the breast and the feeding-line device. This is an excellent method of providing supplemental milk:</p> <ul> <li>avoids any possibility of suck confusion</li> <li>stimulates milk production</li> <li>enhances the infant's suck vigor by creating a steady milk flow, and</li> <li>lessens the likelihood of breast refusal</li> </ul> </div> </section><section class="section" id="When_to_choose_an_at-breast_feed_line"><h2>When to choose an at-breast feed line</h2> <div class="content-node"> <p>It may be very useful for:</p> <ul> <li>newborn requiring supplementation for medical reasons</li> <li>mothers/parents with a chronic low supply failing to thrive infants who are still willing to breastfeed</li> <li>infants with low tone (primary hypotonia or secondary due to underfeeding)</li> <li>some cases of breast refusal in the older infant who is frustrated with a slow milk flow</li> </ul> </div> </section><section class="section" id="Clinical_tip"><h2>Clinical tip</h2> <div class="content-node"> <p>Newborns learn that the breast is the place which provides all their needs. An at-breast feed line can rescue a breastfeeding relationship which is threatened by poor infant-breast association.</p> <p>Consider a feed line as a first choice rather than a last resort and become proficient with its use so that you can confidently assist mothers.</p> </div> </section><section class="section" id="How_to_use_a_tube-feeding_device_at_the_breast"><h2>How to use a tube-feeding device at the breast</h2> <section class="section" id="Assemble_what_you_need"><h3>Assemble what you need</h3> <div class="content-node"> <ul> <li>The feeding line device, assembled</li> <li>The supplement</li> <li>An alert baby who is willing to latch to the breast</li> </ul> </div> </section> </section><div class="box"><div class="box-title"><h3>Applying the feeding tube</h3></div> <div class="captionBox videobox"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://static.step2education.com/m/b/es/lactation_device_short.mp4" style="max-width:100%;" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="1"></iframe></div> </div><div id="footer"><a href="topic_7-0.html" rel="prev" class="prev">&laquo; Prev</a><a href="topic_7-2.html" rel="next" class="next">Next &raquo;</a><br style="clear: both"><div class="floating-menu"><button class="theme-toggle" title="Toggle colors (dark or light)"><i class="fa fa-moon-o"></i></button><button class="gotoTop" title="Back to top"><i class="fa fa-chevron-up"></i></button></div><a href="javascript:%20window.print()" id="printLink">Print this page</a><span class="noPrint"> | </span>&copy; 2022 Health e-Learning<p class="printOnly">COPYRIGHT: You are permitted to print ONE (1) copy for your personal use only. 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