/How terribly sad that babies are fed formula if not having suckled, 
once back in the maternity ward! This policy obviously needs to be 
changed. And WOW 25 - 65mls??? I find that rather incredible!

Regards
Eva Hoebee
/
On 1/10/2017 4:20 AM, Kika Baeza wrote:
> Hi,
>
> We are designing a study to compare colostrum volumes at different times.
> We decided to study this because in our clinical experience in a
> birthing/postpartum/maternity ward, volumes of expressed colostrum are
> surprisingly LARGE during the first two hours after birth, and then that
> bounty seems to diminish.
>
> Our midwives have helped mothers to hand express colostrum in the first two
> hours after birth, and volumes have systematically ranged from 25 to 65 ml.
>
> This makes sense, as Nature would want the baby´s gut well protected as
> soon as possible after birth... So our hipothesis is that colostrum volumes
> are higher and it is smuch easier to express right after birth.
>
> We always use hand expression, preferably done by mother.
>
> The informal prototype protocol that has been in place for a few months
> now.
> Which moms express their colostrum?: those whose babies have not latched or
> have done no effective sucking in the first hour and a half after birth.
>
> Why an hour and a half?: because two hours after birth, mom and baby are
> taken to the maternity ward, where baby will be supplemented with formula
> if she has not eaten (bad policy, but it´s the one that´s there). *Our*
> reign ends after those two hours, if you know what I mean.
>
> Hope this helps and more of you try this out, maybe we can all get a lot of
> data!!!
>
> ​Kika​
>
>


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