I recently wrote a supplementation protocol for my hospital.
It gives guidelines for term healthy newborn as to when to consider
supplementing.
I address the method of delivering the supplement but not the amount. I was
reling on the doctors descression but hint toward use of colostrum/D5W mix.
The guidelines don't really start until 24 hours based on the idea that term
newborns have fluid and energy stores.
Wasn't there an old custom of not feeding babies for 24 hours?
I don't have a lot of literature references in it b/c I couldn't find them
but am still looking. Fortunately a small hospital saying "Ruth Lawrence or
Nancy Wight or Jack Newman or Larry Gartner told me" is effective.
-Rob

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