>Help!  I have a teenage mother of a 35 weeker that has been getting EBM
>x 2 weeks.

Deb - is this baby basically okay , and gaining weight appropriately? Is
the baby at home or in hospital? How many times is she pumping? Is she
holding the baby a lot, so she can respond to cues *before* the baby starts
to fuss or cry, and help him take the breast?  What has prevented him from
breastfeeding so far - just the fact he was pre-term? Was he given the
chance to come to the breast even without feeding from the start?

>I advised her tonight to ensure that babe is with her when pumping, and
>to try getting him on when he is awake but not starving. OK so far?

Yep - I would say so!

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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