[blparent] he finally did it!

[Leslie Hamric]

Hi Tammy.  That's exactly what I do anyway.  Yesterday morning was a perfect
example.  He wouldn't latch on so I gave him the bottle instead.  I figure
as long as he gets that breast milk, that's the most important thing.  I
breastfeed about every other feeding now, or at least try to and it seems to
be working out well.
Leslie

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From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 1:19 AM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!

Hi,

Do not, under any circumstances follow the below advice.  Sorry if I'm 
stepping on toes here, i really don't mean to, but Michael is a premature 
baby who can't afford to lose any weight, so feeding him from a bottle when 
he won't take the breast is an absolute must.  I took the advice of a la 
leche league mother who told me I should not feed from a bottle and Remus 
lost 12 ounces and had a thoroughly miserable week because I took said 
advice.  It was no big deal because he was 9 pounds, but I should have 
followed my own instincts and not fallen for the nipple confusion argument. 
Very few babies get it, and when they do, it's easily fixed.  Don't stop 
feeding that baby no matter what anybody says.  If you can't breast feed one

feeding, pump until you can, and give him a bottle.  It won't hurt and you 
will be able to breast feed eventually.  Even for a full term baby that 
takes some time.  In 2 or 3 months you'll wonder why you had trouble with 
it.  And, if you can't breast feed for some reason then you tried, and you 
did the best for your son which is all any of us can do for our kids.

hth

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 5:16 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!


> How much does he weigh now?  If I were you, I'd just give him the breast 
> and
> that way he'll know that is all he is going to get for now. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Leslie Hamric
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:59 AM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!
>
> Thanks Sharon.  Yes, Michael and I were totally alone in the house when it
> happened and I was just so relieved and proud all at the same time.  He
> didn't latch on this morning and I had to bottle feed him but there's 
> always
> next time.  I suspect he'll be pretty inconsistent until he gets in some
> practice but that's okay.  I have to remember that everything takes time 
> and
> patience.  Michael is certainly teaching me that.
> Leslie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sharon howerton
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:31 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!
>
> Good for you, Leslie, and no one could have done it for or with you. Maybe
> soon you won't need to pump!
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Leslie Hamric" <lhamric930 at comcast.net>
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:02 PM
> Subject: [blparent] he finally did it!
>
>
>> Hi all.  This is just an update to let everyone know that tonight, 
>> Michael
>> actually latched on to my real nipple!  He didn't even need the nipple
>> shield and he was able to latch on just fine on both sides too!  This
>> little
>> guy is surprising me all the time. I never thought the day would come 
>> when
>> he would be able to latch onto my actual nipple without the nipple 
>> shield.
>> He took about 2.5 ounces and when I pumped afterwards, I got 1.5 ounces
>> out
>> so that's a really good start.  I'm just so excited about what he did 
>> that
>
>> I
>> just had to share it.
>>
>> Leslie
>>
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