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Deanne Francis <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 13 Jul 1999 22:36:19 -0600
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Here's a pretty good success story:

We have a couple who had triplets a year after having their first baby.
She's gonna be BUSY!  They were 29 weeks gestational age.  All went through
the major ICU experience which included chest tubes, high frequency
ventilators, PDA ligations, vasopressors, etc. etc.
Anyway, they are now 37 weeks gest age (8 weeks old)  Mom is a strict
vegetarian (utilizes NO animal protein whatsoever)  She is very careful
about her diet.  However, the babies weren't gaining particularly well with
fortified breast milk, so we had her separate her milk into foremilk and
hind milk and have used only the fortified hind milk for any gavage
feedings. They began to gain steadily.
Today, all three babies are breastfeeding on   the "Request" part of our
feeding progression protocol with gavage tubes in place.  We gavage when the
mother cannot be here to breast feed,  and Dad is giving them one bottle a
day. Mom has a milk supply which is keeping up with all three.
So far, so good.  The first will go home this weekend .  All are healthy and
have no residual problems from their prematurity. Hallelujah!!

Deanne

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