Yes. Yes.  I see the same thing and agree with bottle feeding information being very much needed.  Not just for the parents, but also for the HCPs feeding the babies in the NICU as well.

What to do about the first problem?  How do we help these parents?  I have found that getting them to do more skin to skin contact is usually the first step.  What else?

Zena, CLC
WIC lactation specialist in Las Vegas
> 
> From: Kathy Eng 
> The other thing that seems almost universal among my clients is how afraid 
> they are of the baby when they bring him home. They are afraid to try to 
> breastfeed! Part of this problem is how a majority of our moms with premies 
> are also being told to feed special formulas because their baby should not 
> breastfeed (even the 34 weekers at birth who are now 6 pounds upon 
> discharge). Most refuse to consider feeding directly at the breast, even 
> when offered a free 2 hour in-home consultation by a good IBCLC.
> 
> Women also need to know how to properly bottle-fed a baby and about 
> different nipples and milk flow. We get alot of women using the hospital 
> nipples and they feed the baby 4-8 ounces at one time (these are premies who 
> have been home 2-3 weeks).


Zena K. Gresham, CLC
Roseberry Lactation Services
NV WIC Bre@stfeeding Specialist
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