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    Can I/should I ask NICU not to give my baby formula if we have enough EBM?

    @dichthuatsaigon Thanks! Yes, he’s getting human milk fortifier added to my breastmilk. But they dumped 35ml of an entire bolus of what they call “isolated feed” of formula in one go, despite my wishes to mix things and incorporate slowly, if even needed at all.
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    Can I/should I ask NICU not to give my baby formula if we have enough EBM?

    @isaacmiks Got it. So it’s a nice-to-have, not a must-have. 👍🏽
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    Can I/should I ask NICU not to give my baby formula if we have enough EBM?

    @isaacmiks Thanks for explaining. Yes, this tracks with what an MD told me later. Did they have reason to believe your breastmilk didn’t provide all the necessary vitamins for premies?
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    Can I/should I ask NICU not to give my baby formula if we have enough EBM?

    NICU started my LO on formula today even though I’m supplying enough breastmilk and okayed using donor breastmilk. Is this normal? Do I have a say in this? They told me they’d start tomorrow and would gradually introduce it, not give it all in one bolus. But they started it today at 3p in one...
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