You would be surprised what a "dedicated" nurse-to-sleep baby will be able to do without mama present. My guy, who will stay latched on all night unless I pop him off every couple of hours, naps just fine for his daycare provider with just a little back rubbing. For the life of me, I cannot duplicate this at home. I would tell her to just wait and see and then address any problem. Debbie Codding, RNC Naval Hospital Guam ---------- > From: Johnson, Martha (PHMG) <[log in to unmask]> > To: > Subject: 8 month old with working mom > Date: Wednesday, September 02, 1998 3:21 PM > > Hello, All: > Please offer your kind suggestions for the following situation: > Mom is a school teacher, returning to work (5 days a week, four hours a > day), later this month. Baby is 8 months, nurses just 5-6 times /day, eats > solids welland happily. Mom has a decent quality pump that worked well > before for her when she returned to work full time (before summer vacation). > She would like to leave a bottle of EBM for baby to drink before her > nap,(since this babe usually nurses to sleep) but has had very poor results > when trying to pump. She has considered leaving a bottle of formula, but > then read the ingredients, and reconsidered. She's thought about a bottle > of water, but feels baby would be comforted by something more milk-like. > My suggestions to her were : 1.Work a bit more at pumping, see if your > yields don't improve. 2.Why not a bottle of water? 3. Consider that baby > may be perfectly content in her absence to skip the bottle and just wait til > mom's return to nurse. 4. Consider boosting your milk supply with fenugreek, > if you feel the bottle is essential, and water won't fill the bill. > Any other ideas? TIA from Martha Johnson RN IBCLC in Hot-as -Hades > Eugene, Oregon >