[blparent] he finally did it!

[Veronica Smith]

Oh but she was! V

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 2:41 PM
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Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!

Hi,

Sorry, I didn't get that from what you said in your message, but either way 
I still stand by what I said in the below message.  Your baby wasn't 
premature, and that makes all the difference here.

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!


>I didn't mean until he takes it.  I only meant for the next feeding and try
> and try to get him to take the nipple, not to never feed him again with a
> bottle.  I did this also and Gab got the idea right away. And she did not
> lose not even an ounce. V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy, Paul and Colyn
> Sent: Friday, March 12, 2010 12:19 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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