The pioneering treatment in Graz, Austria, will involve reducing the amount he is fed through the tube so he can feel hungry.

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But did families feel less hungry when word came over the radio that their hero had hit another couple of centuries?

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Though it might seem counterintuitive, Flaherman suspects that introducing a small amount of formula early on, then withdrawing it, helped moms feel secure that their babies weren't hungry and losing weight in their first days of life.

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Then, when I had finished that, I poured myself more tea, and because I was still hungry, and because I really did feel happy, sitting there in the quiet, watching the snow, I sneaked first one slice, then another, then all of the toast I had made for Marie, and ate it with the jam while it was still warm.

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