[blparent] Experience in the Hospital

[Elizabeth Cooks]

I used a shield with my son while he was still in the hospital, and i have 
hain down with all the kids to nurse.  i have a nursing pillow as well, and 
i really like it.  My mother never nursed either, so i had to learm from 
others.  One thing you cna expect is to nurse on demand, usually about every 
two hours.  Hang in there, and worek together, and hopefully, it will all 
work out.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex" <heyitslu at gmail.com>
To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 7:31 PM
Subject: [blparent] Experience in the Hospital


> Angelina, I breast fed my son for 9.5 months and thought it was great
> because it took no sight.  Having said that, it took about 6 weeks for
> us to get the hang of it.  The first two weeks were horrible.  I
> contacted La Leeche in my community and got a lot of sympathy from the
> contact, which is what I needed at the time.  I then made an
> appointment with the Lactation Dept, which was also helpful.  When my
> milk came in I was so engorged that my son could not latch, so I had
> to pump, which meant we switched from and to breast and bottle often.
> The nurse also recommended a breast shield, which I used for a few
> weeks.  The breast shield really helped in my case and had I not had
> one, I would not have continued to try to breast feed.  The most
> comfortable position for us was lying on a bed.  I understand that
> this is not the most healthy way to breast feed for the baby's
> teeth/gums, but sometimes we must do what works.  I also used a boppy
> or pillow under him to help support him.  I needed my hands and
> fingers to look to see where his mouth was and how he was latching and
> sucking.  After we got to know each other, it worked fine.  My mother
> too did not breast feed and was not always supportive but I think that
> was more of a mom watching her daughter struggle and not be able to
> help.  Hang in there and please don't hesitate to e-mail me off list.
> I would be happy to give you my phone number and talk with you if it
> would help.  Good luck!  Lucy
>
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