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Laurie said,
<< I should clarify at my hospital no one would "allow" the babies not to
have
anything. Of course, too, I expect expressing colostrum and attemping latch,
maybe very short bfs. I didn't mean nothing at all but just no major
interventions like formula or pumping in the first day or so - again I'm
thinking IF the baby is seeming to make progress towards effective bf. >>
I think I was more responding to the folks that said that "jumping" to
formula at 48 hours was inappropriate in a healthy baby. Unfortunately, I've
seen too many moms that have had major birth interventions be unable to hand
express any colostrum for quite awhile, certainly not the 7 to 14 ml that the
"normal" baby would be getting when breastfeeding during the first 24 hours.
For a tongue sucking baby, I'd try fingerfeeding using a tube on the breast
to teach him/her how to suck with something bigger in his mouth than a
tongue. I'd start w/ mom's pinkie, then middle finger, then thumb, and
progress to daddy's thumb which is generally larger -- attempting at each
feed to get punkin on breast, but not so long each time as to frustrate both
mom & baby. I've usually found, IME, that it takes about 3 days of being
persistent w/ this for babies to get on the breast comfortably.
Jan B -- whose middle daughter is 23 today. I can't believe it!
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