re: What does a "lactation consultant" do?

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What does this tell us? That babies who are born at 27 weeks don't have mothers with enough milk production? Having worked in the NICU I can tell you this is a big part of it. But a lot of mothers still came by to breast feed and pump. Formula is great, but you can't replicate the immune system that mothers milk provides. Fwiw, I don't have kids and don't really have a dog in this breastfeeding fight. I work in the medical field and strongly believe that women should breastfeed if at all possible.

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My observation with this involves calves nursing. I've seen orphaned calves feed a regular diet of formula vs calves who are allowed to nurse for , say 8 months. The difference is like night and day. The calves that nurse are incredibly more healthy than the orphaned calves.