Originally Posted by nannyde:
It's just a basic... no two ways about it... no "thinking" involved... no decisions to make... just plain as day: The baby has to be fully on a nipple and you must SEE proof of that. The milk the baby eats must be in your house and spare available to tap into if you for some reason need more.
If the Mom can't manage the nipple... the breast milk... the formula... or any of these combined then the kid must stay with her at all times. If she is going to do formula then the Mom needs to SHOW YOU that the baby will drink a full formula bottle with NO problems.
I agree! Breastmilk, formula, bottle, nipple, whatever it takes for this baby to eat without it being directly attached to mom. If mom can't do it, you can't do it!