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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But it’s possible that I’ll make enough colostrum to thoroughly hydrate/feed the baby while waiting for the milk to come in, right?[/quote] Yes, but the trick is that it can be very hard for a FTM to tell that the colostrum is enough for the baby. And the Baby Friendly hospitals sort of gaslight you about it. They are biased towards NOT breastfeeding, so they don't provide you with a lot of guidance for when to supplement. And their line for when to supplement can be very high. For example, my baby was discharged (after 3 days and a stay in the NICU!) from GW having lost about 8% of his birthweight and being borderline jaundiced. They didn't say a single word to me about it. The next day at the pediatricians, he had lost 12% of his weight and was lethargic. The pediatrician had us feed him some RTF formula right there in her office and go get a STAT bilirubin test. Thankfully he was fine, but I shudder to think of what would have happened if we had been discharged on a Friday and hadn't seen her until Monday. [/quote]
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