[blparent] latching on?

Tue Feb 9 22:10:34 UTC 2010

Oh my goodness, how time flies. Wow, right around the corner.  Have you
started him on any kind of solids? I started giving Gab rice cereal at 4 or
5 months. v

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 11:29 AM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?

Hi,

He'll be a year on the 19th of February.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 5:06 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] latching on?

> One suggestion is pump and put that milk into that sippy cup.  If the 
> flavor
> is the same, maybe he will be agreeable about drinking from that cup.  How
> old is he now? v
>
> -----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 10:14 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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