On Tue, 11 Oct 2005 [log in to unmask] wrote:

> 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.

Well, that viewpoint is inconsistent with the findings noted in the
Breastfeeding Answer Book, Dr. Wight.  That research indicated that the
baby uses less energy breastfeeding than bottlefeeding because the baby
can organize "suck, swallow, breathe" easier at the breast... when the
baby is being fed with a bottle - and *particularly* when the baby is
being force-fed - the baby uses a lot of energy to avoid being choked to
death by milk coming out without the baby actually sucking it out.  I'll
be glad to type in the references if you like... but they're in the BAB's
chapter on breastfeeding a premie... page 299 in the 3rd edition.

Cee

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