To lactnetters. Saw the best wet nurse stories I 've seen in a long time. A
Snow lepeord in Beging China had three cubs a few days ago and refused to
nurse them. The zoo's dog, a large foxhound  already had three pups to feed,
the zoo keepers gave the cubs to the foxhound and she is nursing all six
babies, they even showed them latched. Zoo keepers plan to let the dog  and
cubs nurse until the cubs are large enough to feed themselves.  Well what
ever works - and no cows involved.
Another story of personal note on HMfortifier & technology.  My Grandmother
gave birth at the age of 15 in 1935, to a 7month gestation 2lb baby at home
in the Mountains of NC, the midwife, my great granny,and doc were on hand
for the birth. The boy was small, but otherwise healthy.  It's warmer
incubator was a small wood box near the wood stove. I asked how she fed the
baby;she used manual expression, breast compression, and a glass eye
dropper, until he was ready to suck. Breastmilk was given ad lib when baby
wanted, as the baby grew, he was placed at breast and latched on himself. He
grew and did well until he was seven when he died of rheumatic fever.  I
have pictures he was a fat baby.  this was my uncle "bunk"  but gives a
testimony to that the lack of technology does not mean a lack of successful
breastfeeding.
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Date: Tuesday, June 16, 1998 10:42 PM
Subject: LACTNET Digest - 16 Jun 1998 - Special issue