Dear Friends:
If a baby isn't breastfeeding in the hospital, it has to be fed. When the
mother has only newborn milk, she can hand express that and feed it to her
baby with a spoon or a syringe. She can do this every hour if she likes.
Of course, when a baby is having difficulty breastfeeding, it needs to be
s2s most of the time to keep its blood sugar and temperature in normal
ranges. Keeping the baby in the breastaurant will encourage the baby to
breastfeed.
If the baby is going home and will need to be supplemented, find out what
the parents are most comfortable using. Some like the finger-feeding (even
there is no evidence that finger-feeding is an effective strategy for
promoting breastfeeding). Others will choose cup feeding. And many will feel
most comfortable using a bottle. As the parents are doing all the work at
home, particularly the mother who will be pumping at least 8 times a
day,(and in 1 out of 3 cases, also recovering from major abdominal surgery)
the decision is their choice.
Deborah Beckman SLP has said that healthy babies can use a variety of
feeding methods, just as healthy adults can use a variety of feeding
methods. It is the compromised babies that have trouble going from one
method to another. I have found this to be true. Let's help her establish a
full supply, feed the baby, and then work on breastfeeding recovery. As
breastfeeding is a reflex behavior in newborns, the baby will do it if given
a chance. Dr. Tina Smillie's DVD shows babies that haven't breastfed at all
for up to 6 weeks going to breast when put in a laid-back position.
I don't worry about bottles any more.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
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