Hi, Tera: Yes, there is a significant difference in babies'temps who are breastfed and skin-to-skin with their mothers and babies laying bundled in a crib. The crib babies are COLD! I am not aware of an actual measurable difference in babies' temps laying naked on moms' naked chests that is dependent on method of feeding, but an interesting question! One resource you might find very helpful is on the World Health Organization's (WHO) web site called "Thermal Protection of the Newborn: a practical guide". It's a pretty lengthy document but well worth downloading and printing out. In it the authors describe the "Warm Chain" - 10 interlinked procedures carried out at birth/1st few hours which will minimize the likelihood of hypothermia in the newborn. 1. warm delivery room 2. immediate drying 3. skin-to-skin contact - can be on dad if mom unable 4. breastfeeding 5. postpone bathing/weighing 6. appropriate clothing/bedding 7. mother/baby together 8. warm transportation 9. warm resuscitation 10. staff training/awareness raising Hope this helps and good luck to you in your nursing career! Pam Hirsch, RN,BSN,CLC Clinical Lead, Lactation Services Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital Barrington, IL USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html