Jessica writes:

Baby  exclusively breastfed and 6 mos old.  Consultant had mom cold-turkey  
switch to exclusive pumping and she was to feed the baby 6 oz of expressed  
milk via bottle 4x/day.  She was also to increase solids significantly.  
Yup--no breastfeeding and no nighttime feeds by any method as  baby
"transitioned" to the new schedule.

Mother called me about her  dwindling supply (surprise surprise...)

PLEASE tell me this is atypical  for sleep training plans!



Hi Jessica,

The local guru doc with multiple practice locations full of "hirelings"  
who adhere to his philosophy all seem to say this at the 2 month visit:
Baby is 2 months old, and should not need to eat at night 
No feeding for 10-12 hours, also cold turkey
I've seen FTT once ( baby learned her cries for nurturing at  night would 
be ignored, so pretty much stopped asking during  the day as well, this baby 
also had a tongue tie that had not been a  problem until the "training" 
doubled the amount she needed per  feeding) and slow gain other times , 
increases in reflux( since now  baby has to eat all his/her food within a 12 hour 
period),  and  decreases in milk supply.
Sometimes I can't believe this isn't malpractice. Sleep  consultant...Bah.
 
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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