I'm working with a client who was told by NICU staff to not nurse her preemie (born at 33 weeks) longer than 30 minutes or so because he'll loose the calories he is getting from breastfeeding. However, being a preemie, he falls asleep at the breast a lot and is happy to nurse while sleeping. I have never, ever heard that and checked all my resources and still can't find anything.
She's working very hard to get him off the bottles of formula the local NICU insists on giving all babies. She's also having difficulty deciding on when to give the formula supplement up because she is nervous about him losing weight.
Any thoughts on these things?
Kindly,
April
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