Another post got me thinking..
DS spent several weeks in hosp with various complications being tube fed. He also developed severe jaundice that required the UV bed thingy. The Paediatrician instructed that he receive X amount of milk every 2 hours to 'flush it out' but at the time (day 3) I wasn't making the volume so this had to be formula.
My question (finally!) is, if a baby develops jaundice in the very early days before the milk has come in, is formula the only option?
(obviously this siutation was complicated by tube feeding when you know the exact volume the baby is getting but even if feeding directly from breast, there wouldn't be sufficient milk in the very early days?)
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Flushing out Jaundice - Do you need formula?
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earplugs · 28/07/2009 11:16
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