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> The elevated respiratory rate is a sign that baby is starting to need
> more oxygen. Allowing the baby to rest and recover a normal respiratory
> rate after breastfeeding, and then offering either the breast again or a
> Haberman feeder or carefully paced bottle should help.
>
> If mom is willing to keep baby skin to skin and feed very frequently,
> that ounce at a time may be enough.
> Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC


I had a good friend whose fifth baby had four holes in his heart (he had 
surgery at 7 months). She kept him in a sling, skin to skin as much as 
possible, and nursed him whenever he wanted. He had short but very frequent 
feeds, and gained weight quite well. We never really heard him cry - if he 
started to squirm or fuss at all, she offered the breast again. I'm happy to 
say that he's now 10 years old and doing beautifully.

Teresa Pitman 

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