title: A case study of a late preterm infant's transition to full at-breast feedings at 4 months of age.
abstract: Breast milk intake is recommended for late preterm infants. Many mothers provide expressed breast milk during hospitalization and anticipate transitioning their late preterm infant to full feedings at-breast after discharge. However, some infants take months to transition to full feedings at-breast. This article describes the case of a mother and her 35-week infant who transitioned to full feeding at-breast at 4 months after discharge. The clinical strategies to maintain maternal milk supply, use of hospital-grade scale, and importance of professional and community lactation support are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupton
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Holditch-Davis
authors.forename: Debra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Brandon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001903:Bottle Feeding / Q000379:methods*; D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000379:methods*; D061186:Breast Milk Expression; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature
keywords: breastfeeding; feeding outcomes; frequency of pumping; infant feeding; lactation management; preterm infant; weight