I come across this every day  and I often tell mothers the true story of a 4 
friends eating pizzas  together. One friend had her pizza served 20 minutes 
before the rest.  When the other 3 had completely finished their pizzas - 
the one who started first had only eaten one and a half slices!  She is a 
slow eater.  She eats as much as the others - it just takes her longer. 
It's neither right nor wrong.   I have watched several babies at the breast 
on day 2 - and the MER was only elicited after 15 to 20 minutes.  Just when 
I was thinking maybe we had a problem here!   I have also seen babies have a 
feast of colostrum on day one - within 2 minutes!  The numbers game can be 
dangerous - mothers and staff members watch the clock and not the baby's 
behaviour at the breast.  (Jack Newman has a good article on this topic).

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask]

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