In a message dated 3/31/2003 10:34:03 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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> I have never seen a 5 French feeding tube (which
> Jack Newman recommends for making a lactation aid), and would guess that it
> is somewhat stiffer than the Lact-Aid tubing, but I would think that this
> would produce a reasonably good supplementer, especially for temporary use.
> Jack recommends enlarging the hole of a standard feeding nipple, and
> sticking the tube down into the bottle that way.

Darilyn, I really like this set up for beyond short term supplementing,

and, you had lots of other creative ideas!

also, regarding: <<...These mothers, and babies, need to be able to relax and
settle in during feeds, and trying to keep injecting supplement into the
baby's mouth, periodically, would work against that>>

good point,

happily in some cases using the 5 fr, if you get the tube tip in a good spot
and baby is latched well, and starts getting the positive reinforcement
reward of a little flow, and all the planets line up, the baby will advance
the syringe plunger all on his/her own and little or *no* slight pushing of
the syringe plunger is needed.

Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the Fairfax County suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

<A HREF="www.BestBreastfeeding.Info">www.BestBreastfeeding.Info</A>



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