I am a LLL Leader and was trying to help a friend who had a difficult birth and breastfeeding experience in another state. I talked to her on the phone daily after the birth and everything I suggested she said the LC suggested. But she was sending the baby to the nursery at night for a 3-4 hour stretch. For some reason they were not telling her that she needed to nurse 10-12 times a day. I thought they had breastfeeding logs. I don't know, never had a hospital birth. Yesterday she told me that she saw a new lactation consultant at the hospital. Baby is 6 days old. The LC told her to express some breast milk on her nipple to entice baby to nurse. If that doesn't work, use a little Karo syrup. I was horrified at the thought. I looked online last night and the only reference I could find was for getting kittens to take a bottle. Does she need a new LC or is this suggestion harmless? *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome