Hate to burst your bubble, but as breastfeeding is an ACTIVE effort on the  
part of the infant, and not just someone force-feeding with a bottle, it does  
take more energy on the baby's part.  I know NICU nurses who can  bottle-feed 
a rock.  Repeated studies have shown that premies of any age  will take more 
from the bottle than at breast - even with excellent lactation  support and 
help.  
 
Does that mean we should tell parents that?  No.  We should still  encourage 
breastfeeding, recognizing that even a 35 week infant is not a term  infant 
and may need supplement by whatever method you and the mother  decide.
 
Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP

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