Just a quick message/question as I have to go back to the hospital soon so will read the replies in a couple of days.
Baby was born early hours of wednesday and apart from one emergency formula feed has been fed through a drip and then finally today got my Colostrum today through a nose tube.
I have had much encouragement to express and have been doing well every 4 hours, I have a good store waiting for him.
My question is, once they know he is taking the feeds well through the tube - they and I would like to get him on the breast. Can anyone talk me through how difficult this might be (or how easy)? will he be all confused and reject me and might I have to try both bottle and breast for a while? Any tips or advice would be much appreciated. His birth weight was 6lb 15 oz and he does lots of lip smacking.
many thanks in advance.
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DuelingFanjo · 24/12/2010 18:43
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