What I've done before is call Mom while the baby is screaming. They can't take the emotional pressure and it makes them feel really really guilty.

Also, if the baby is used to breast milk, the baby should get breast milk at your house. I've watched 2 siblings from one mom who would freeze them in ice cube trays, then put the cubes in a ziploc with the date on them. I kept a week's supply of the ziplocs in my freezer. Each cube was approx 1 ounce, so I'd just pop in 2, 4, 6, or whatever the baby was currently drinking. We had wide-mouth bottles and a bottle warmer the mom supplied. Worked sooo well, and that's how I'll require it from now on if I take another infant.

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