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"Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:04:04 -0500
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Sometimes a cup or teaspoon is a better alternative for a baby who is
too tired to open his mouth, temporarily, until he "perks up".  I
usually favor supplementing 24 hour old infants with teaspoons onto
which colostrum has been hand expressed, then letting them rest skin to
skin at the breast.

That said, if a baby is really depressed, sometimes  you have to get
food into him in any way possible, and then work on teaching him the
skills he needs to get that food for himself.  Once he perks up and
starts to realize that he's hungry and actually look for food, the
nurses can start to cross his lips with the nipple, so he will open wide
to latch onto the bottle, in preparation for latching onto the breast.

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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  New York City  mailto:[log in to unmask]

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