>  But here's the
>kicker: as the baby nursed over the next ten or so minutes dad and I watched
>the jaundice decrease until the baby's color matched her mother's skin tone.
>We both commented on it. Baby also had a big meconium BM.  When the doctor
>came in she saw no need for a repeated heel stick.


Fantastic - what a coup!

>
>Mom will nurse and supplement with pumped milk by cup until she returns for
>a wt. check on Tuesday.

Can I ask why the mother is supplementing ? Now he is feeding well, 
the weight loss is going to be reversed, surely? An earlier weight 
check plus teaching the mum about monitoring of urine and stools 
would be sensible as well.

The reason I ask is that the expressing and cup feeding is 
time-consuming and may interfere with the necessary 'keep mum and 
baby together' regime that would support the frequent feeding needed 
for this (and every) baby at this time.

Thanks!

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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