Dear Wise ones, I have been trying to keep up with the posts regarding 24-48 hrs after birth what is expected. I work during the day Monday -Friday. Alot of our babies are born during the night. If they have had 2-4 good feedings since birth, I try to encourage mom to give baby drops of expressed colostrum every 2-3 hrs during the day until he wakens enough to feed. I also encourage alot of skin to skin the first 24 hrs. Some moms will some won't and I see visitors holding a baby wrapped in a blanket with the hat on. Mom's say that when she puts the baby to breast he just falls asleep. Some times it works the way I wish and sometimes not. My biggest struggle is if baby has lost too much weight over 8% in 24 hrs and mom's milk is'nt in. The staff and physicians will order supplementation. If I'm here I try to have it be mom's milk. Anymore input out there? Terri RN CLC CLE *********************************************** 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]