Esther, I've never heard this before. In our hospital, infants are given
breast milk or formula. On occasion, we have a hypoglycemic baby whose
mother would rather give the baby an IV solution rather than formula. But I
have never heard of giving a baby an electrolyte solution (unless we are
talking about the intravenous route). Strange.
Christina Harris, RN
Seattle, WA
On 3/11/07, Esther Grunis, IBCLC <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Note that he said electrolyte solution....not formula. Interesting. Is
> this what babies are given in the first 3 days in the US?
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> Esther G
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