Cathy B and all:
Breastfeeding IS much less stressful than bottle feeding, but each study
comparing the two has noted that breastfed infants (and cup-fed, finger-fed,
etc.) actually take in less at each feeding - a point that is of great
concern to neonatologists - even me.  I wish I could convince all my Moms to
"hang-out" in the NICU more, so we could take every premie from gavage to
breast without ever using other feeding methods!
Nancy Wight MD
Neonatologist
San Diego

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