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Returning to Exclusive Breastfeeding

Are you wanting to breastfeed? Hoping to return your baby to breast? Or waiting until your preemie is strong and healthy enough to breastfeed? It can sometimes be difficult to transition a baby to exclusive breastfeeding once they have received milk in a bottle, but it is certainly not impossible!

Some women, while they may not transition to breastfeeding exclusively, do breastfeed occasionally and some babies will willingly comfort nurse. This alone can provide some of the closeness of breastfeeding and lessen the sense of loss that some feel when they have not been able to breastfeed. The effort to return a baby to breast is always worth it. The following are some valuable internet sites when seeking information about breastfeeding:

http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/http://www.kellymom.com/

http://www.drjacknewman.com/

http://www.thebirthden.com/

The following is information on using a bottle to supplement or feed a breastfed baby:

http://www.leron-line.com/updates/Bottle_Feeding.htm

http://www.breastfeeding.org/newsletter/v5i3/page6.html

http://www.lowmilksupply.org/finishatthebreast.shtml

http://www.lowmilksupply.org/bottles.shtml

Information from Kellymom.com on A lternative Feeding Methods, Weaning from Formula Supplements, and Getting a Baby Back to Breast.

The following are handouts by Dr. Jack Newman that may be of help when trying to transition a baby to the breast:

When the Baby Refuses to Latch

The Importance of Skin to Skin Contact