In a message dated 5/25/2005 9:05:28 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
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Despite a lot of effort, she has been unable to increase his daily  volume
much, as he just spits up more if more volume is offered.  She  doesn't have
extra milk to do any lactoengineering.  Any ideas on good  ways to supplement
him some extra calories?




I am wondering, and I am going out on  a limb here,  obviously with this 
infant as ill as you state, human milk is the best  thing.  Wouldn't donated 
breast milk be a better supplement than  formula?  Could the mom get a prescription 
considering his fragile medical  status.  Does she have insurance or medicaid 
to cover it?  As far as  supply, (and again I am going out on a limb, and I 
am sure I will be corrected  if I am wrong, but hey I am still learning and 
welcome some constructive  criticism) The infant is 7 mos old, most babies at 
that age are beginning to  take in solids so could the prolactin hormone be 
naturally falling in  anticipation of solid food feeding.  Of course that isn't 
possible for this  little guy, but her body doesn't know that.  I know that my 
milk supply  dropped around that time too, but I thought it was because I 
started solids, and  many of my aquaintances have mentioned the same thing (one of 
the biggest  complaint is that we are starting to put on weight again because 
we obviously  aren't using so much energy making breastmilk...big downer lol).  
So if  this is a "natural" occurrence supplementing may become quite 
necessary.   If I am completely off base, then I am anxious to hear other's input of 
how do  deal with this type of situation.  
 
Renee Drake  RN CLC
(who just got her letter from LLL Leader Accreditation Dept.  that I "Meet 
the prerequisites to apply for LLL Leadership" and is one step  closer to her 
dream)
 

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