Jessica:

Although it wouldn't help the baby learn to *drink* either at the breast
or with a bottle, and probably wouldn't give enough FLUID, what if the
mom took her milk, thawed it, and then skimmed the fat off the top to
feed that to the baby by spoon?  At the very least, that would give the
baby some human milk components, especially fat, which might help him
mature better, faster...???

There may be more to this than meets the eye, and I don't know a lot
about babies and swallowing troubles, but it was just a thought...

Fio
ressource person with Allaitement Québec
Mama to Sandrine, 27 mos and still nursin' away, and #2, 11/2002

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