I, too, have what Carol Schlef has in her NICU. Yesterday I asked that
a breastfeeding fullterm baby be cupfed if mom (who was in much pain)
couldn't get to the nursery. I had helped her and baby was already
having a hard time at the breast due to bottle nipples/no experience at
breast. Today when I went back to help her it had been charted that
"attempted to cup feed" and then it was charted that the "baby nippled
very well with a yellow nipple". I was very discouraged as he now is
also getting mad at the breast because her milk isn't in.
I did have a neonatologist agree to Kangaroo care for a baby on CPAP
whose mother is having a hard time with milk supply. I gueass that's a
victory of sorts.
Edie Armstrong, BSN, IBCLC