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. I see a lot of what I
> call "self limiting" -- the baby takes 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce only and
> quits, when caloric needs appear to be around 1.5 ounces given 8 times a
> day. This is a baby that will do some work but tires easily and falls
> asleep -- on breast and on the bottle. I do test weights to assess what
> baby can remove and in how short of a time.
Kathy, I appreciated your long and detailed email about how you manage these
cases with premature babies. My experience is much less extensive than
yours, but I have had some good situations with a few mothers of premature
babies where they did kangaroo care and let the baby take those small
feedings very frequently. Because the baby is right there, mom usually picks
up on any feeding cues immediately. If the baby takes one ounce twelve times
a day (for example) that's the same as 1.5 ounces eight times a day. I have
had nurses say that it is too tiring for the baby to be fed more often than
every 3 hours but I think because the babies are in constant contact with
mom the rest of the time, they are very relaxed and not expending calories
to maintain temperature or cope with the stress of being separated from
their mothers. The babies have gained weight well this way.
Teresa Pitman
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