Two questions for those who routinely work with babies born at home or birth centers: (Not that hospital based would not know the answer, but most hospitals would not allow the situation to occur without intervention.) 1. How long after a baby is born is it safe for the baby to not eat? Assuming baby had one good feeding at birth, all vitals are normal, and glucose levels are still high, no signs of jaundice, etc. 2. What would determine it is no longer safe to wait for the baby to choose to eat? And, for everyone: Do we know the caloric value of amniotic fluid? Thanks, Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC Davie, FL *********************************************** 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