First feeding should be at breast! ASAP!  Blood sugars drawn per protocol
for LGA (large for Gestational age) babies.  F/U done in response to blood
sugar level, not in response to what MIGHT happen.  Giving baby D5 or D10
isn't as logical a choice as colostrum or ABM, causes major ups and downs in
BS levels because it has no protein.  Doesn't belong in a protocol for LGA
(or diabetic mom) babies.  If the infant is unable to nurse at breast then
he is also (logically  :)  ) unable to have bottle, therefore IV is
necessary.  The reverse of that is - if he can take a bottle, he can nurse!
With electronic scales the amount ingested is easy to figure.  An aside,
I've noticed when moms pump first time, within a few hours of birth, they
usually get a decent amount of colostrum.  Subsequent pumpings (same day)
don't seem to yield as much, until lactogensis slowly starts to increase
amt.  Has anyone else observed this?  I used to be a fanatic about getting
pumping started ASAP after birth if baby couldn't nurse.  I figure it is
same principle of nursing early and often.  I always tell moms that those
drops of colostrum are like liquid gold for their baby.
Pat Young in SNJ, USA