Young 18 year old primip planned to artificially feed. Baby had already had 2 feeds when I met her. Mum Hep B+ so baby should have been bathed at birth but for some reason it hadn't been done. I assisted mum to bath her baby and then tucked it in with her skin 2 skin as the best way to keep baby warm afterwards. Within the hour the baby had started rooting for breast so she thought she would have a try, baby latched and fed like a champion. Mum decided to keep breastfeeding and later that day sent home all the formula and bottles she had brought in so she wouldn't be tempted to use them! Really works. Mary Orchiston RN, IBCLC New Zealand *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html