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Donna Cordoba <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 30 Sep 1996 21:44:36 -0400
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Hello all, I have been asked by our hospital LC's for some well-documented
case studies for finger feeding.  We are having some difficulty with our
Neonatal doc's.  They have started writing '"No Finger Feeding" orders on
normal newborns with breastfeeding problems in the hospital that they are
following for one reason or another.  One told me that it thought it was
"silly".  One thinks it causes "gaging and choking".  We just now have gotten
them to keep expressed breastmilk for 48 hours instead of just 24 hours in
the NICU for the preemies...only because there was enough journal studies to
convince them.  Are they any good journal articles on finger feeding for
supplementation on term babies out there?  This is the only way we will get
any support from the Neo docs.  They absolutely feel that bottle feeding is
necessary prior to breastfeeding in all preemies and they do not believe in
nipple confusion or prefrerence..etc etc.  We really want to get on line with
supporting breastfeeding in our hospital...but the Neo's are a big
obstacle...any ideas?

Thanks from
Seton Medical Center
Austin Texas

PS  One of the Neo docs call this "Fanatic Net" instead of Lactnet......so
you can understand our situation...

Donna
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