I have been off Lactnet for awhile and decided to return. Anyone out there with expertise on handling feeding issues with babies that have a short gut? I was asked to help this mom with a pump as she has to return her Symphony pump on loan. Baby is being discharged from the hospital on continuous G-tube feed of Elecare and only allowed to breastfeed 2-3 times/day. On just breastmilk baby was stooling out and losing nutrients so they had to cut back on the breastmilk. I was told that baby has the potential to increase the amount of breastmilk but not at this time. Mom is also pumping 6 times/day to help keep up her supply but is freezing it since she cannot give it to the baby. Baby was born at 24 weeks and is now 2 months corrected age (born in July). With breastmilk having such healing properties, shouldn't baby be taking breastmilk? Was baby getting too much milk high in lactose that it could have caused issues with absorption? Wouldn't it be possible for mom to give more hindmilk, or even obtain donor milk that has a higher caloric content? Can anyone shed any light on this? In the archives, someone mentioned Paula Meier's work- can someone tell me where I can find this. Thanks, Esther Gillett Breastfeeding Coordinator Franklin County WIC Program Columbus, Ohio __._,_.___ Reply to sender<[log in to unmask]>| Reply to group<[log in to unmask]>| Reply via web post<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OLCAmembers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJxY3QxN241BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3MTUxOTMyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MjEzOQRtc2dJZAMyMzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3JwbHkEc3RpbWUDMTI5NDE5NzA1Ng--?act=reply&messageNum=2305>| Start a New Topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OLCAmembers/post;_ylc=X3oDMTJmdmxrNzk4BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3MTUxOTMyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MjEzOQRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNudHBjBHN0aW1lAzEyOTQxOTcwNTY-> Messages in this topic<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OLCAmembers/message/2305;_ylc=X3oDMTM1cmhlOGg2BF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzE3MTUxOTMyBGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTA2MjEzOQRtc2dJZAMyMzA1BHNlYwNmdHIEc2xrA3Z0cGMEc3RpbWUDMTI5NDE5NzA1NgR0cGNJZAMyMzA1> *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome
