In a message dated 1/24/1 4:33:53 PM, [log in to unmask] writes:

<<  I think in our quest to promote breastfeeding we forget the #1 rule: feed
the baby.  I have worked with new moms in the hospital where we had no choice
but to give the baby formula (very low dstx, extremely high bili, etc., mom
didn't
have enough pumped milk, baby not nursing effectively). >>

Should following rule#1 keep us from asking ourselves how we ever get to a
place where a baby needs to eat and we have no breastmilk (in the breast or
expressed) available to feed her?
Jennifer Tow, IBCLC, CT, USA

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