I had a close friend whose baby was born with a serious heart problem and
required heart surgery at seven months to close up the holes in his heart.
She kept him in a sling all the time so that he was always close and could
nurse very frequently - and he did. We figure this meant he was getting
higher-fat milk. It was also less stressful for him as he almost never
cried - at the first squirm and fuss, she'd help him latch on to the breast.
His weight gain was excellent and he didn't start on solids until after his
recovery from surgery.
Teresa Pitman
Guelph, Ontario
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