Jean K asks:
> How many lactnetters feel comfortable getting mom's permission and using
> hands-on to teach mothers to express?
I would prefer that the mother does it herself, but often work "hands on" in
the first 24-48 hours while mom has her baby skin-to-skin. I zap off the
drops with a small syringe so that no drops are lost and the amount looks
huge compared to a little at the bottom of a cup. With our high Caesarean
and epidural rate, I see many disorganised babies. They will be given
formula if their blood sugar drops, so I try and get colostrum into them by
any means! Combined with some skin-to-skin time, a swallow of colostrum
often gets them to the breast.
Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC
South Africa [log in to unmask]
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