Dear Diane, I found the key to that happening in our hosptial is to have the home get started pumping early and present them with colostrum by the time daily "rounds" are over and nurses begin to process the new orders, especially for those who are too tiny to feed at the breast. Or even hand express if the mother can have someone help her do this. Our doctors really do prefer the babies to have colostrum first, but it is up to the LC's and nurses to make that happen. A casual "we have colostrum to use" I'm sure you'd prefer to use it, goes along way to making it happen. Does your hosptial have LC's who can committ to keeping preemie mom's being a priority to see? If not, don't be afraid to start by going to collect the milk from the mother yourself, to make it very available for the very first NG feeding. As for the evidence, it abounds and should be easy to come by. Best wishes, in creating some LC hours for yourself. NICU is a very unique place to work . LuAnn Smith York, PA >> > *********************************************** > >Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html >Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] >To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail >To start it again: set lactnet mail (or >[log in to unmask]) >To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or >([log in to unmask]) >To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] _________________________________________________________________ More photos, more messages, more storage—get 2GB with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_2G_0507 *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]