Wight: no research exists to tell us how much volume to give to raise a low blood sugar level #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: “a normal healthy term baby is not going to become hypoglycemic from underfeeding” Help mom Hand Express her milk! #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: develop key nursing support - nurse managers, nurse educators to improve hypoglycemia policies #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: alternate feeding methods=cup, spoon, syringe, SNS #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: using a bottle to supplement sends a non-verbal message that #Breastfeeding is over; use alternate feeding methods #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: consider prenatal hand expression of colostrum for diabetic mothers who will require additional milk after birth #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: feed baby, treat actual, lab-confirmed hypoglycemia, and help mother express milk by hand or with pump #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Keep infant at breast or return to breast as soon as possible when therapeutic (not routine) supplementation is used #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: “A baby who does not want to eat is symptomatic” - do not force-feed #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: current study underway in Australia on prenatal colostrum expression #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: @BFMedicine Hypoglycemia Protocol updated in 2014 #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Prevent/Minimize Hypoglycemia in Healthy Term Infant - keep mom&baby together, early/frequent #Breastfeeding ! #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Still NO DEFINITION of Normal Glucose Levels and very dependent upon the when and what of most recent feeding #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: healthy, breastfed term infants have lower blood glucose levels than formula-fed infants - this is normal #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: anticipated newborn weight loss is different depending on what they are being fed #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: 2-15ml colostrum per feeding - easy to manage as they perfect coordination of suck/swallow/breathe #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: sucking needs of newborn are greater than quantity of milk needed #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Readmission of breastfed babies for jaundice, dehydration is not mother’s “failure” #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Mother defines #breastfeeding and breastfeeding success #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Thanking La Leche League for bringing back #breastfeeding ! #CBC2015SUMMIT
Wight: Get a Perinatal Dietician for your NICU! #CBC2015SUMMIT
Next up at #CBC2015SUMMIT : Dr Nancy Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP on “Treatment of Hypoglycemic Infant (and His Mother!)
Curtis: Create a profile on http://www.usbreastfeeding.org after it goes live in about 1 week #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: @USbreastfeeding has funding to steward projects advancing continuity of care in #breastfeeding @BabyCafeUSA #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: All webinars open to anyone interested; sign up at @USbreastfeeding website #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: @USbreastfeeding Call to Action to being partner organizations with related organizational goals to table #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: @USbreastfeeding recently sat down with US Department of Labor to discuss #breastfeeding #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: There are “best practices” to guide all facets of our work in #breastfeeding advocacy #IBCLC #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: @USbreastfeeding works to “be the national collective voice for #breastfeeding “ #CBC2015SUMMIT
Curtis: new @USbreastfeeding website will open up space 4 ALL coalitions to host chats, post info, join other collaboratives #CBC2015SUMMIT