In a message dated 95-11-26 13:15:33 EST, you write: >She says that she is the vice principal in a middle school and won't be able >to handle the stress of pumping at work. She asked about the possibility of >weaning to 2 feedings a day (a.m. and p.m.) at 1 month of age. I've had a >lot of older babies wean to two feedings, but not a 1 month old. Her only >alternative would be to completely wean. > >What is your experience with feeding a 1 month old A few years ago, a staff nurse in a large teaching hospital complained that after telling a new mother that her baby needed to breast feed every 3 hours, the mother refused, and asked for a bottle. The mother stated that she was only going to breastfeed the baby one time a day (at 9 AM to be exact) and was feeding a bottle at all other times. The very upset staff nurse told her that was impossible - she HAD to breastfeed the baby every 3 hours or she wouldn't have any milk. This older mother thanked the nurse, and continued to breastfeed only at 9 AM. Since she had fed her previous 5 infants exactly the same way, each for about 6 months, she knew that it was not impossible. According to the mother, she had enough milk to satisfy the baby at this one feeding throughout the 6 months. While I would not encourage a mother to try this, I certainly would support her decision to do so. I hope this helps delineate the diversity of lactation women are capable of! Donna L. Coe RN IBCLC Syracuse, NY - Where our record snowfall for Nov.is melting in the rain