On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, Maureen Fjeld wrote:

> Dear Heidi,
> About a year ago I had a similar experience with a baby not latching. This

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Oh thank you so much for sharing this story. I had mentioned to the mom
tonight how the advice for mothers who are breastfeeding and want to
introduce a bottle to a reluctant baby is always "just keep trying, when
the baby gets hungry enough, he'll take it." But tough-love for a baby who
won't take the breast is almost unheard of. She asked me if I
"recommended" she just try to go cold turkey, and I told her that I try
not to recommend anything ;) but I will definitely share this story with
her. I think that she may be able to do this. I know in my heart that if
this were my baby I would do this in a heartbeat when all else had failed.

Thanks again for sharing,

Heidi Streufert
Gaithersburg, MD

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