>Laurie Wheeler wrote: <One thing I think is very important for LCs 
>and parents to realize is:
>a baby will pee and poop 1 or 2 x per day in the first 2 days, even 
>if not eating a thing! >
>
>It has been my understanding that a baby...yes, will pee without 
>food b/c of excess fluid but not poop.  Pooping in those early days 
>is a sign that baby is transfering milk.  I am fighting with nursing 
>staff about this.  Am I wrong?  Staff want to supplement if baby 
>doesn't eat for at least 20 minutes.  A few sucks on day one just 
>arn't enough and they want to intervene.


This is just proposterous - where is the evidence that babies *need* 
to eat for at least 20 minutes at a time on day 1? How the heck are 
they timing this? Babies almost never feed continuously for 20 
mins....is the mum using a stop watch timer?

And they are supplementing with formula on day 1-2 if the baby isn't 
doing this? *WHY?*

It's not you who needs to show your evidence  but them!

Laurie's scenario was the baby who 'will pee and poop 1 or 2 x per 
day in the first 2 days' which is (I would say) correct - babies do 
get rid of meconium anyway whatever is happening at the top end.  On 
day 1-2,  stooling is not much of a guide.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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