[blparent] latching on?

Mon Feb 8 04:22:34 UTC 2010

Sarah loves to drink water from my big purple straw cup.

Jo Elizabeth

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

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From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:29 AM
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?

> 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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