Laurie, your story is great and I think one of the important aspects of this
tale is "waiting and patience."
I have written this before but I wanted to repeat it after Laurie's story.
Newborns in the first 2 days of life are not hungry and therefore do not want
much to eat.  They do want to suck and be held for long periods.  The rate of
recovery is different for each baby so some want to increase their intake
sooner and some need more time.  The droplets of colostrum that Laurie described I
would count as a feeding in the first 48 hours.  After that I would get more
aggressive on a baby who was still not nursing well.
Until we can educate parents and health care providers that this is what is
normal and therefore babies should not be separated from the mothers unless
medically indicated, we are stuck in the rut we are in.  :-(
Ann Perry RN, IBCLC
Boston, MA

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