OK, this week I am SOOOO discouraged. So many babies are given bottles in the hospital. The new favorite treatment for jaundice is two days of formula bottles, after which the baby won't latch. Duh. One mom, about a day from weaning because of severe pain, took her baby to the doctor who said, "yes, there is a mild tongue-tie, but it's not hurting anything." Another mom came in this week to say the nurse brought her baby and said "I just fed her, but here she is". Baby wouldn't latch after that and mom thought her chance was over. (We're working on that.) Here's the straw that broke the camel's back: a new mom came in this week to say she hadn't nursed in 4 days because the doctor told her not to nurse if she drank soda because it would give the baby gas. So, now she's on formula and has gas AND constipation! Help? The mom was credible. I feel like I'm trying to row upstream with toothpicks. Sigh..... 
Rowena Tucker IBCLC
Bryan, Texas, USA


      

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