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Re: Length of time before first nursing
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gonneke van veldhuizen <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:42:16 -0700
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My standard advice for any baby who does not not take the breast within a couple of hours within birth to start hand-harvesting colostrum on a small spoon and feed that directly to the baby. In the mean time have mom&baby continuously be in close physical contact, with lots of skin-to-skin.If that does not lead to the baby suckling at his own within 24 hours I'd advice a thorough baby-check-up. I don't really like the wait and see approach for extended time periods. The longer a problem gets to built, the longer it takes and the harder it will be to cure.


Warmly,

Gonneke, IBCLC in PP, LC lecturer in southern Netherlands

 
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>From: Caroline Gallear <[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 9:44 PM
>Subject: Length of time before first nursing
>
>Does anyone have a maximum time they are happy with before a newborn first
>takes the breast?  This baby is 36 hours old and has not fed yet - mum is
>trying to put her to the breast but baby is not interested, no supplements
>given yet.  (This was not a direct query to me, so I have no details of the
>birth etc.)
>
>Thanks,
>Caroline Gallear,
>LLL Leader.
>
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