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Another pain managment tool used in infants- mostly newborn to 9 months old is a sucrose solution soother. A piece of gauze is wrapped around a packet of brown sugar and then soaked in grape juice. The child is given one to suck on one minute prior to procedure and then one during the procedure. The infant becomes soothed by the sucking motion and keeps sucking because of the new interesting taste.		Take a stab at these helpful websites Effective Pain Reduction for Multiple Immunization Injections in Young Infants Dr Pollock Circumcision/Vasectomy and pain practices- utilizing sucrose solution soother during circumcision of infant male copyright 2007 Krista Fontes December 20th, 2007