Sent: Friday, March 03, 2000 8:53 AM
Subject: Childcare centre not giving EBM


> Beadie,
>         One suggestion would be a letter from the family's lawyer, but it
> seems as if this particular mother is feeling too fragile to make it this
> much of an issue.
>      Two suggestions which might suit the mother better are: a) giving her
a
> folder of evidence-based information on the greater protection afforded
> babies who are *exclusively* BF, to show the centre's director, and b)
some
> *practical* measures to get the baby to drink the EBM in Mum's absence.
> Does the bottle teat deliver the milk right in the front of the baby's
> mouth, giving more chance to taste it and recognise that it comes from
Mum?
> Maybe experimenting with some other teat types would help (while
recognising
> that there is *no* teat which gives an identical oral expreience to the
real
> thing).  Using a spouted cup or open cup is probably not going to "con"
the
> baby any more than the bottle.  It looks as if this is going to be a case
of
> trying several things to see what works.
>                                          Virginia
>

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