> Most babies were discharged at 1800g exclusively breastfed, or
> breastmilk-fed by cup/spoon, and they'd be gaining at least 30g/day - if
> the feeding wasn't going well, then they couldn't go home.
the last sentence says a lot. The object is to get the baby home, out of
the NICU.
They generally feed OK and grow OK with a bottle of formula, so why waste
time and money trying to make BF work? Being cynical in SJ today, Pat
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