Back when I had my first son, who is now 34, the rule at the hospital where 
he was born was that babies got a "test feed" of water, followed by NOTHING 
AT ALL for the first 12 hours. They were then allowed to feed for 2 minutes 
on each breast every 4 hours. This, by the way, was considered a step up 
from the previous protocol where the babies had NOTHING for 24 hours, before 
starting the 2 minutes per side for 4 hours routine.

The nurses told me my baby would DIE or at least I would have very, very 
sore nipples because I insisted (having done my own research) that I would 
breastfeed my baby on demand from birth.

But I always keep this in mind when someone is in a panic because a newborn 
hasn't nursed for 4 hours or 6 hours or even 12 hours.

Teresa Pitman 

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