Shannon, welcome to Lactnet, and thank you for sharing this case with us. Your client can hold the baby on her bare chest, with baby in just a diaper--skin to skin--and do lots of snuggling. The baby will most likely go to the breast after being accustomed to the smell of this new mother. I would encourage the mother to do this, and to breastfeed this little one, while gently, slowly introducing a bottle so that baby's feeding doesn't have to be solely at her breast. There is also a possibility that baby could accept some solid foods (early, I know) in a month or so and lessen the feeding requirements for the mother. Don't worry about transmission. In my opinion, that issue is overplayed. Milk from a relative's mother is far less a threat to health than modified milk from another species. With stimulation from feeding or pumping she can make enough milk for both babies, just as if she had twins--or triplets. Pat Gima, IBCLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:[log in to unmask] *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html