Doesn't ABM mean "Artificial Baby Milk" rather than Artificial Breast Milk"? On another topic we have discussed into the ground, I was around practicing nursing and having babies back in the days when ALL babies were kept NPO for 12 hours after delivery. I fought like mad (and lost!) trying to get to breast feed my first baby in the first four hours or so, because all babies had to have their "stomachs cleared of mucous and blood", and have a "test water feeding," to prove they didn't have a TE fistula. Interesting that in all the years they did that, not one TE fistula was ever reported as being diagnosed by giving a water feeding. NOW we have mandatory forced feedings because of low glucose levels. Great Balls of Fire!!! I just took the head of our corporate Neonatology services the ABM article on hypoglycemia in term breastfed newborns. He said, "Please come into my office tomorrow to talk about this." I can hardly wait! The ammunition is in the chamber. Deanne Francis, RN, IBCLC NICU *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html