As a perinatal home care nurse I can tell you that bottle feeders often
don't know how much their baby is getting! I always have to ask of
course, and at least a third of them will have a hard time answering.
"Well, he takes a little here and then falls asleep and then wakens to
take a bit more..." If I asked "how many ounces per day?" Almost no one
would be able to answer that.
The scary thing is...these "snackers" are doing what comes naturally to
newborn humans but...the ABM is sitting out at room temp for who knows
how long.
Isn't it interesting how people will tolerate this snacking stuff from
bottle feeders but...if a breast baby goes to the breast every 20
minutes it is surely a sign of "not enough milk?"
Susan Keith-hergert RN, MS, CPN, IBCLC