[blparent] breastfeeding positions

[Veronica Smith]

basically, you would hold the baby with your hand under the head and the 
body resting on your arm.   that's how they run with a football. V
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:02 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding positions


> That must have been terrifying, hearing that Gab was turning blue.
>
> So can someone describe how to hold a football, or hold a baby like a
> football, for those of us who have never done either one?
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds
> water."--Swedish proverb
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2009 9:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding positions
>
>
>>I have a funny story about this position.  Well when Gab was born I had a 
>>C
>>section and was pretty wiped out after all was said and done.  I remember
>>sitting in the bed and my family all around me.  My husband was talking on
>>the phone and I felt like I was in a dream.  My friend Wendy was sitting
>>right next to the bed and for some reason a nurse was telling me to hold 
>>my
>>little football.   All i wanted to do is sleep, but they kept trying to
>>make me hold a football.  I remember asking, "where's my baby." and this 
>>is
>>when my friend took Gabriella out of my hands.  the next thing I knew they
>>were telling everyone to leave and saying that Gab was turning blue.
>>That's another story.  Anyway, I guess they were telling me to hold her
>>like a football. hahaha!. V
>
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