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In a message dated 10/6/2005 8:06:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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I for one am really looking forward to seeing it. The latest "wrinkle" in
my neck of the woods is "threatening" moms that if the baby doesn't
breastfeed
in x period of time they will have to give formula to prevent the blood
sugar from going down. Mind you, they haven't even DONE a chemstrip....but
the
baby is over 8 pounds, therefore the blood sugar will go down if the mother
doesn't nurse every three hours on the dot.
Dear Friends:
Why is formula the answer? Why ignore that every mother has colostrum in
her breasts at delivery? Even moms that can't make a full supply of mature
milk will have colostrum. Drops of colostrum will bring a baby's blood sugar
up and keep it up longer than any formula; this is evidence based knowledge.
There are many studies showing that supplementing in the hospital
reduces breastfeeding duration and exclusivity.
Having the mother hand-express her colostrum onto a spoon and give it to
the baby has only beneficial impact. She learns a useful skill, gets used to
handling her breasts (which will make learning breast self-examination
easier). She sees she has milk. She sees that her milk is valued because every
drop on the spoon is given to her baby. Her baby, even if asleep, can be fed.
Often, a few drops of colostrum can wake a sleepy baby, especially if combined
with s2s. And her baby is exclusively human, mother's milk fed.
Doing some s2s first gets the mother's hormones flowing and puts her in
the green zone (parasympathetic). Then hand expressing is easier.
I have a squishy breast model (our local ILCA affiliate, PRO-LC, sold
them at ILCA this summer) that is perfect for demonstrating this skill.
Reinforcing that this newborn milk is thick like honey and only comes in
drops and is equivalent to ounces of milk helps her confidence too.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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