The sample AAP and ABM hospital policies don't make any allowance for a difference in breastfeeding frequency of the well newborn in the 1st 24 hours of life.  They both suggest in a blanket statement that the infant feed 8 - 12 times in any given 24 hours.  It is not my experience that newborns, in the 1st 24 hours of life, eat that frequently.  My concern is that this is a vulnerable time for the hospitalized infant to be supplemented because nurses feel obligated to attempt to have the infant feed to the specified frequency by policy and if not will push for supplementation.  I have been searching for evidence to show that the first days of life are different than subsequent days with regard to breastfeeding frequency.  Does anyone have suggestions for me?  Thanks.

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