Would you advise feeding or not the colostrum of a just sectioned mom whose baby is a 37+3 in our nicu with TTN, currently NPO. The mom is having issues with pain control and is being put on PCA pump of dilaudid. She is expected to be on the dilaudid 24 hrs, but really wants to get pumping and her baby to get her milk asap. If advising not, how about pump and store to be mixed with colostrum/transitional milk after the dilaudid is dc'd, lowering the total relative dose, so she doesn't feel it's "wasted"?.
Or do the risks of the formula introduction (which in our nicu is virtually always by bottle, sorry) outweigh the dilaudid? Thanks! She really doesn't want to use formula if it can be avoided, especially as first feeds.
Or do the risks of the formula introduction (which in our nicu is virtually always by bottle, sorry) outweigh the dilaudid? Thanks! She really doesn't want to use formula if it can be avoided, especially as first feeds.
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