Hi Lisa

RE - I was teaching last night, and a couple who came to my working & bfg
>class with their new baby were sharing afterwards how their baby became
>"dehydrated" and *had* to be supplemented at two days of age until the
>breastfeeding was established.

I agree with you we know the new born physiology is designed to sustain
infants for the first 48 hours.  I think you are right and that some of the
interventions in labour and delivery may alter the neonatal physiology.  But
what the mechanism is I do not know.  I also think that those people without
breastfeeding knowledge who assess these infants misdiagnose, because at two
days of age they are probably only having 2-3 wet diapers they panic because
they use the bottle feeding model for a guide to output.

Susan Moxley IBCLC
Ottawa, Canada
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