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Laurie asks,
<< Often no interventions are done the first 24 hrs or so, maybe 48 hrs if the
 baby is healthy term, thinking of course this will all work itself out, but
 then it doesn't, and you are a little "behind" now.??? >>

My question to throw out to the group is, how well do we learn a new skill
when we haven't eaten anything in two days.  Are we going to be at our
sharpest with no food in our system -- glucose, protein, and otherwise?  Why
do we find that students in school do better if they have a good breakfast w/
protein?  A baby who is not breastfeeding is telling you something is wrong
-- is he more apt to learn a good motor skill after being starved for 24 or
48 hours?

Maybe there is evidence at hand to indicate that a baby does, in fact, learn
very well after not eating anything for a couple of days because of the extra
fluids in his system.  But I'm not aware of anything.  Frankly, I'd rather
err on the side of giving the baby something to eat via cup rather than have
a baby who is spiraling -- even ever so slowly -- down the tubes.

I'm interested in other thoughts.  I'm not interested in being flamed.

Jan B, still an IBCLC despite my radical thoughts.

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