Dear fellow lactnetters

After searching the archives, I was unable to find the exact info I am 
looking for.

A couple years ago there were numerous threads about progression of 
breastfeeding for the premies.  One by Kathy Boggs was extremely helpful.  
If you are out there, could you please respond to this email by contacting 
me directly?

Are any of your NICUs using breastfeeding protocols or logrithms to advance 
oral feedings?  What are the criteria for initiation of non-nutritive 
breastfeeding(NNBF)?  Do your physicians write an order for NNBF?  How 
frequently do babies NNBF each day? Do any NICUs in the U.S. follow the 
recommendations of Dr. Nyqvist, i.e that babies respiratory stablity, 
breathing on his own, not size or gestational age are required to commence 
breastfeeding?  In your unit, what is the earliest gestational age that 
babies are put to the breast?

Feedback from LCs in NICUs is greatly appreciated,

Thanks in advance,
Cathy Carnaby, RNC, IBCLC
NICU Children's Hospital
Omaha, Nebraska
[log in to unmask]
or
[log in to unmask]

             ***********************************************

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