Hello, My nurse friend has a dilemma. She is 32 weeks pregnant, her baby has a lymphatic block, and has had fetal surgery to place a chest tube to drain the fluid from the chest cavity. The neonatologist has told her that she wants the baby to have progestimel the first 24 hours after birth, because the fat molecules are too small in breast milk, and may be absorbed into the lungs. This nurse has exclusively breastfed three other babies, and is alarmed that the first food her baby would receive would be artificial baby milk. Has anyone heard of this theory? Is it valid? Your help is much appreciated. Shirley Morris, RN, IBCLC, LMT, Phoenix, AZ *********************************************** 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