Thanks for the supportive posts on and off Lactnet.  At a nearby hospital we 
do have a neonatologist who absolutely insists that his tiny prems receive 
only breastmilk.  They get a drop or two of colostrum in their mouths right 
after birth even if they will be nil per mouth for a while.  But, "our" 
hospital believes in the mother's choice - and it's often an uninformed 
choice - so I was surprised that the paediatrician supported me.  Today, 
mother and father were both present and mother seems proud of her 
breastfeeding and expressing - just maybe she will continue a while when 
baby is discharged ......
Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask]


> Jean, there is a NICU dr in Japan, who has the best NICU stats in Japan 
> and hence the world!  He simply tells mothers that they will provide 
> breastmilk for their own infant, no exceptions. 

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