In a message dated 11/10/2003 9:02:34 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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In my experience the strongest correlate of a premie finally breastfeeding
effectively is a mother with an ample milk supply. It's one of the hardest
hills
we climb in getting these babies to nurse.

Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC
Mountain View, CA

I endorse everything that Kathy said in her post.  A full normal milk supply
(appropriate for a full term infant) by 7-10 days post-partum is the single
most important factor in eventually breastfeeding a premie.  See Jane Morton MD
and Paula Meier's articles in Pediatric Annals May 2003.  (Entire issue
devoted to BF the premie).

Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC
Neonatologist, Children's Hospital, and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women
Medical Director, Lactation Services, Sharp HealthCare
San Diego, CA, USA
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