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From: Deanne Francis <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: 11. október 1999 21:16
Subject: What! Bottle over Breast?


>Lizabeth,
>This makes my blood pressure rise.  I don't know what condition this baby
is
>in, but as an NICU nurse I know that if the baby can bottle feed, he can
>breast feed.  Research (and you can find it) has shown that breastfeeding
is
>less stressful than bottle feeding.(see Paula Meier's work)  An 8lb baby
>should have no trouble going to breast and extracting whatever is there.
>Swallowing should be monitored carefully since the mom may have a reduced
>supply.   If they would just give the baby a chance with some alternative
>method of adding any needed breast milk (like gavage) while the baby gets
>his breastfeeding act together, this kid would probably be fine, and so
>would mom's milk supply. (see the studies by Mary Grace Lanese et al from
>Kansas City concerning transitioning babies to breast from gavage tube
>rather than bottle).
>    Our breast feeding protocol says that a baby when started on the
breast,
>should have no bottles introduced for a week if possible.  We have no
>problem with weight loss monitoring sucking and swallowing time during
>breast feeding.
>Good grief!
>Deanne
>
>

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