[blparent] latching on?

[Anjelina]

Tammy, I've had this same issue. I've been told it's ok for nursing to be 
primary drink as long as baby is having enough wet diapers. Kloei takes sips 
here and there from straws but mostly nurses for fluids.

Anjelina
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy, Paul and Colyn" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:14 AM
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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