Phyllis Adamson, BA, IBCLC wrote:

>I even heard of a "float" nurse
>bragging about a 2 d.o. she was feeding who consumed 80 ml. She said he
>was "so hungry" that she offered more! There was no rooting. Baby was
>trying hard to shut down. She managed to get 101 ml into him. Another LC
>in my hosp told me of this incident. I'm glad I wasn't there.

This brings to mind something I have been wondering about since I
became a breastfeeding mom and learned about colostrum, baby's early
feeds, etc.  I was born by c-section 30-odd years ago and did not see
my mother for two days.  Reportedly, at my first feeding (by bottle
of course) I took 8 ounces!  (250 ml!) This supposedly was a hospital
record.  My mom says the nurses told her excitedly what a good eater
I was.  She duly recorded my amazing feat in my baby book.  (My mom,
bless her, stubbornly went on to breastfeed me for about 2-1/2 months
with little support.)

 From what I now know, it seems impossible that I took in an 8 oz feed
as a <2 d.o. baby.  Every time I read or hear the size comparisons of
a newborn's stomach (fist size, walnut size, etc) I wonder what the
heck happened in that hospital in 1967.  Can anyone think of a
plausible explanation for this story?

Margaret
LLLL in Longmont, Colorado

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