STABLE is indeed a program for medically unstable infants who need to get ready to go to a tertiary care facility....why oh why do we suddenly get scared and think we must extrapolate that data to our "metabolically stable" happy skin to skin babies! Take a look at the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine protocol on hypoglycemia and take a deep breath. Smile as you say, "Exactly right for those little transports!Now let's look at an up to date policy for the other 98% of our babies!" Dawn Kersula on the fly in Omaha, NE USA *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome