Just to follow-up with my question as to how long glucose water can be used for supplementation, I was unable to find any mention in my conference notes from Jack Newman, but I did have someone send me the following: "The third choice is plain sugar water, which can be used for about 24 to 48 hours." p. 86, Dr. Jack Newman's Guide to Breastfeeding (2000). The question was from a prenatal client who gave birth at a hospital where glucose water was used as the supplement until her milk came in following the birth of her first 3 years ago. Thank you to everyone for your responses, both on and off-list. Lactnet is amazing! Leslie Ashton, RN, BSc Policy & Political Action Network Officer Childbirth Nurses Interest Group Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario *********************************************** 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 email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html