[blparent] latching on?

[sharon howerton]

Eventually you will likely get into a routine of sorts but will probably 
feel pretty worn out for a while.
Sharon
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 10:57 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?


> Yes, I've been making an effort to pump regularly.  It's a lot to handle
> between nursing, pumping, and preparing the bottles and it gets 
> overwhelming
> at times.  The important thing is that he gets the milk down him.  Today 
> is
> actually the first time I haven't felt like the walking dead.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Melissa Ann Riccobono
> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 8:18 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?
>
> Just remember to pump if you give him a bottle so your body gets the 
> message
> to produce the milk you'll need.  Of course, then you can feed the baby 
> your
> milk in the bottle which is an added bonus!
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 10:06 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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