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Old 03-29-2010, 04:28 AM   #11
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I think my girl was a preemie..although she weighed 3 ounces she was just skin and bones. Her hair was different from the other 2. She didn't have the tan areas like the other it was just black skin. I didn't have any luck with the dropper. She had no suck reflexes and I was drowning her. I ended up tube feeding her. Make sure your diapering her after you feed her. You can save this baby. I suggest taking her in to the vet and getting some advice. After about 5 days mine started getting her hair like the others and the suckle reflex started kicking in. When she started sucking I would pull the others off and let her nurse by herself until full then let the bigger ones have it. I would do this every 2 hours. She is now finding it herself but I still go and let her nurse alone often.
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