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> Date:    Sat, 13 Jul 2019 11:13:38 -0400
> From:    Shelby Malsbury <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Bottle to Breast
>
> I have an almost 2 week old baby that mom wants to breastfeed (3rd baby)
> she had him latching initially but then he wasn’t gaining and was
> readmitted for jaundice. He was bottle fed during his stay (she didn’t want
> that) and now he won’t latch. He doesn’t have a tongue tie, his upper lip
> is a bit tight but otherwise nothing. She has tried the nipple shield with
> limited success.



Try skin to skin with Baby after most of a bottle, several times per day.
Baby will not be frantically hungry, and his instincts will kick in to get
into breastfeeding position and latch.  I would not expect instant results,
though that can happen, but with persistence, Baby will start latching and
suckling.  Might need to make a gradual shift in removing the bottle as
main food source.  And Mom will need to maintain milk production.

Tell Mom that it may be very intense for a while with pumping & double
feeding, but it will not last forever.

Julie Tardos

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