I currently have a mom on our unit who wanted to pump and bottle feed EBM 
to her twins for 2 weeks, but was discouraged from doing this by a nurse.  
(Arrrgh!)  Reasons cited were that babies wouldn't get any added benefit for 
this short period of time, and that mom would have a higher risk for 
engorgement and infection.  Apparently I need to do some staff education.

Now I'm wanting a handout that would go something like this:
"If you breastfeed for 3 days:
   Baby benefits:
   Mom benefits:

"If you breastfeed for 1 week:
   Baby benefits:
   Mom benefits:

"If you breastfeed for 2 weeks:
  Baby, Mom...etc etc...

All the way up to 2 years and beyond.

I believe that this phrasing is positive, even though it is not really giving 
breastfeeding the credit as norm.  

Does anyone know of such a handout?  Or if not, can you point me to sources 
where this info is already broken down into weeks/months?  If I end up writing 
one of my own I'll be glad to share!

Thanks,
Julie Conaway, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Rolla, MO, USA

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