Jennifer, Are you using a nipple shield to sustain a latch with the premie who can't nurse? I was seeing a baby born a little early (37 weeks) who had ended-up with a bili of 22 on day 5 of life, bili blanket started, mom pumping and feeding expressed milk, and bili down to 14 on day 7 and bili blanket d/c'd on day 8. Day 9, I assisted mom with getting baby back to breast...tried without shield and baby couldn't sustain a latch. Used a "small" size shield, and baby gulped, transferred 46 cc's, and didn't lose her latch. Mom's thrilled! And, hopefully this mom/baby couplet will remain a breastfeeding couple....if no one else interferes.... Carol Chamblin, RN, MS, IBCLC Breast 'N Baby Lactation Services, Inc. St. Charles, IL *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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