In a message dated 97-02-27 16:46:11 EST, [log in to unmask] (Mail Delivery Subsystem) writes: << Subject: Breastfeeding premies Ruth; Just alittle back ground on myself. I am a nurse and IBCLC in a 59 bed Level three NICU. Have you tried Cup feeding? There would be no device attached to the mother which would be in the way of resusitation if need be. I have fed a number of premies by the cup feeding meth. and they do much better than with a bottle. I can give you some info on it if you want, just send me your slow mail address or fax. Please don't rule out cup feeding until you read the info/research. We have one Neo who was very set against cup feeding until I got her to read the research and the tech. We are starting to institute it in our NICU. I don't understand why they are using a haberman feeder with the one twin. The high flow of this device would increase the apnea/bradycardia. I hope this will help. It is so frustrating, these earlyer and earlyer discharges. These infants are just not ready to do, what we think they should be ready to do, when we think they should be ready to do it. Kim Sweet (Phoenix, AZ) >> --------------------- Forwarded message: From: [log in to unmask] (Mail Delivery Subsystem) To: [log in to unmask] Date: 97-02-27 16:46:11 EST The original message was received at Thu, 27 Feb 1997 16:45:26 -0500 (EST) from root@localhost ----- The following addresses have delivery notifications ----- BFDoula. (unrecoverable error) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- 550 BFDoula.... User unknown ----- Original message follows ----- Return-Path: [log in to unmask] Received: (from root@localhost) by emout09.mail.aol.com (8.7.6/8.7.3/AOL-2.0.0) id QAA02160 for BFDoula.; Thu, 27 Feb 1997 16:45:26 -0500 (EST) Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1997 16:45:26 -0500 (EST) From: [log in to unmask] Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> To: BFDoula. Subject: Breastfeeding premies Ruth; Just alittle back ground on myself. I am a nurse and IBCLC in a 59 bed Level three NICU. Have you tried Cup feeding? There would be no device attached to the mother which would be in the way of resusitation if need be. I have fed a number of premies by the cup feeding meth. and they do much better than with a bottle. I can give you some info on it if you want, just send me your slow mail address or fax. Please don't rule out cup feeding until you read the info/research. We have one Neo who was very set against cup feeding until I got her to read the research and the tech. We are starting to institute it in our NICU. I don't understand why they are using a haberman feeder with the one twin. The high flow of this device would increase the apnea/bradycardia. I hope this will help. It is so frustrating, these earlyer and earlyer discharges. These infants are just not ready to do, what we think they should be ready to do, when we think they should be ready to do it. Kim Sweet (Phoenix, AZ)