rooting reflex

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rooting reflex - reflex consisting of head-turning and sucking movements elicited in a normal infant by gently stroking the side of the mouth or cheek

inborn reflex, innate reflex, instinctive reflex, physiological reaction, reflex, reflex action, reflex response, unconditioned reflex - an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus

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inborn reflex innate reflex instinctive reflex physiological reaction reflex reflex action reflex response unconditioned reflex			If she seems too sleepy to nurse the second breast, try waking her up by brushing her cheek with your finger or nipple to stimulate the rooting reflex. Tips on Breast Feeding Your Child by Jesse Walters / Family and marriage community The most important of these reflexes are the rooting reflex, which assists the infant in locating the nipple; the gag reflex, which prevents the infant from swallowing harmful objects; and the suck-swallow reflex, which moves the tongue, jaw, lips and throat in order to draw milk from the bottle, move it to the back of the mouth and swallow it. Feeding young children: developmentally appropriate considerations ... by Sexton, David / Childhood Education One of a newborn baby''s automatic reflexes is the rooting reflex which enables them to search for a nipple in order to feed. Newborn Babies Can Lack Kerb Appeal by Terry Ross / Family and marriage community			root on root out root position root pressure root reptile root rot root system root treatment root up root vegetable root word root-and-branch Root-and-branch men root-canal therapy rootage rootbound Rootcap rooted rootedness rooter rooter skunk Rootery roothold rooting rooting compound rooting reflex rootle rootless rootlessness rootlet roots roots music rootserver rootstalk rootstock rootworm rooty ropable Ropalic rope rope bridge rope burn rope dancer rope down rope in rope ladder Rope mat Rope of sand rope off Rope pump rope together			rootiest rootiest rootiness rooting rooting rooting rooting rooting Rooting compound Rooting compound Rooting compound rooting for rooting for rooting for rooting for Rooting hormone Rooting hormone Rooting hormone Rooting instinct rooting on rooting on rooting on rooting on rooting out rooting out rooting out rooting out Rooting powder Rooting powder Rooting powder rooting reflex rooting up rooting up rooting up rooting up Rootkit Rootkit Rootkit Rootkit Analysis Identification Elimination Rootkit Detector Rootkit/archive Rootkits rootle rootled rootles rootless rootless vent rootlessness rootlet rootlet rootlet rootlet rootlets rootlets rootlets rootlets rootling roots roots roots roots

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