Valerie & all:
I agree wholeheartedly that more research is needed into how we use human
milk in special needs infants.  There is no research.  However, working in an
NICU for the last 25 years, I have seen infants who will not tolerate their
mother's own milk despite multiple trys.  I am deeply committed to
breastfeeding, as you all are, but breastfeeding, like any physiologic
process, sometimes just doesn't "work".
Nancy

Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC
Neonatologist, Children's Hospital, and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women
Medical Director, Lactation Services, Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA, USA

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