[blparent] latching on?

[Jo Elizabeth Pinto]

Sarah took both breast and bottle for the whole time she was nursing, and 
she switched back and forth between the two just fine.  The lactation 
consultant I had from the hospital where Sarah was born said she could count 
on one hand the babies who had developed nipple confusion in the fifteen 
years or so she'd been helping women to breastfeed.  I wouldn't worry about 
that right now, since the biggest thing is getting nourishment into your 
baby boy so he can gain weight.

Jo Elizabeth

Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
the hunters.--African Proverb

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From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 8:06 PM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?

> Hi,
>
> Also, don't worry if you feel you have to give him a bottle once in 
> awhile. Getting him fed is more important right now, and feeding him from 
> a bottle if you have to will very rarely result in nipple confusion, and 
> don't listen to anybody who says it will.  Most important thing about 
> breast feeding is to relax and be calm, and if you need to, get some help 
> from whatever your department of public health is called where you live.
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at pcdesk.net>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 5:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>
>
>> Hi, Leslie.  The only suggestion I have is to keep at it.  Sarah had a 
>> terribly hard time latching on at first, and I was tempted over and over 
>> again to just switch her to bottles.  But after a lot of practice, the 
>> process got easier, and I was glad I stuck with it.  Good luck.
>>
>> Jo Elizabeth
>>
>> Until lions have their historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify 
>> the hunters.--African Proverb
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:44 PM
>> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: [blparent] latching on?
>>
>>> Hi all. For those of you who breastfeed or did so before, do you have 
>>> any
>>> tips on getting your baby to latch on consistently? Of course, I know 
>>> this
>>> wil take practice. I use the nipple shield to tickle his mouth and get 
>>> him
>>> to open up. Sometimes, he opens up wide right away and I can get him to
>>> latch on.  But other times, he'll turn away and keep his mouth closed as 
>>> if
>>> to say, don't put this thing in my mouth. Any tips would be great. I 
>>> notice
>>> that it's harder for him to nurse at night and I'm guessing it's because
>>> he's so tired.  With him being a premie, I have to use the nipple shiled
>>> since it will allow him to get my milk easier.  Sometimes, the nipple 
>>> shield
>>> falls off and I'll have to put it back on which can be a pain.  He'll 
>>> take
>>> his bottles no problem.
>>>
>>> Leslie
>>>
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