Regarding the baby who was slow to latch, I would also encourage alot of
closeness between mom and baby.  Recently I had a mom call me because her
baby was not nursing at breast since birth, but she had been pumping, now
baby was at a growth spurt and she needed help to increase her supply.  I
gave her all of the usual advice and threw in that maybe she could put the
baby to breast and maybe the stimulation of his mouth on her breast would
help too.  Two weeks later she called me and told me that she had tried
offering the baby the breast as recommended, and the baby latched on and
had been nursing ever since.  So it's never too late  for the baby to
realize that "Breast truly is Best"!!  Barb, RN, IBCLC

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