Hi All, I have a bit of a delema. I work in a small hospital in so N.H. and have been trying to get our M.D.s to "allow " us to feed colostrum instead of formula for the treatment of low blood sugar. One of my colleagues told me that the calorie count was 50-70 calories per ounce and I have been using that "fact" without checking it myself. One of our docs wants to see it in writing so I looked in Lawrence 1989 edition and it said 58 calories per 100 cc! Is this correct? Our policy now states that if the One Touch sugar is 20-40, feed the baby 15 cc formula. This is done without informing the mother first. It does not matter if she is breastfeeding! ( I would have gone ballistic if this had ever happened to one of my own, but then again, they never saw the inside of a nursery!) I am aware of the risks of hypoglycemia and we have a lot of babies who do not latch on, so I would like to see the policy changed. Also Lactation Services has been "asked" not to intervene with the "natural process" of latch-on until the baby is over 24 hours old. Never mind that 90% of their mothers have had some sort of medical intervention that is probably the cause of the problem to begin with. Can everyone see the dilemna I'm in? I NEED info and references- Thank-you all. Jane in Sunny N.H.