Q&A: How Do I Get Ready to Nurse?

Let your preterm baby practice sucking at your breast whenever you visit the hospital. Keep up your milk production by pumping at least eight times each day — at least one of them at night. Research shows that the earlier a preterm baby gets to try the breast, the earlier he develops effective sucking.

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