Re the baby with the prolonged depression/non-interest in bf:
I am assuming from the descriiption that the baby was in the nicu. First,
the birth was medicated, lots of interventions such as scalp electrode
placement, suctioning, lots of blood glucose draws (was the baby getting
heelstick each time?). This can kind of "shut down" a little person. Then if
the babe was not with his mother continuously, but only put to breast at say
3 hr intervals, maybe he just wasn't interested at those times. The good
news was the large amts of colostrum the mom could obtain and getting that
to the baby.
I realize this is very typical, but perhaps if he was just left snuggling
with his mom and closely observed, then he would have done better, quicker.

Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC
Louisiana Breastfeeding MediaWatch Campaign
Violet Louisiana, USA
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