[blparent] latching on?

Sun Feb 7 07:29:19 UTC 2010

try straws. elise will have nothing to do with traditional sippy cups (with 
the spouts). she only wants to drink from straw cups. I think it's because 
she sees jason and I do it all the time and wants to do what we do...it took 
awhile to convince her to do that, though. I started with very high value 
things, like juice and chocolate milk. I'm talking like an ounce at the 
bottom of the cup. I also started her by letting her drink from my straw 
cups when she showed interest. I would obviously have to hold the cup and 
straw with her, but the first time she ever drank from a straw was when I 
was drinking fresh squeezed orange juice, and she wanted my cup. I knew she 
loved oranges, so I let her suck a bit out of it, and suddenly straws became 
the best thing ever. she is now starting to drink her milk from straw cups, 
too.

Dena

----- 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 11:38 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?

> That I wish I knew.  Sarah will only drink milk from a bottle, and water 
> from a sippy cup or straw, but never the reverse--and no juice at all, 
> from anywhere.  I guess she's just set in her ways on that.
>
> 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 10:14 PM
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Actually I am going through the reverse of that right now, because Remus 
>> won't drink from anywhere but my breast.  We've gotten him to take a bit 
>> from a sippy cup, and for now it's just experimental and I don't need him 
>> to drink from a bottle or a cup, but soon he'll need more then just milk 
>> to drink.  Any suggestions?
>>
>> 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 10:19 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> 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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