[blparent] he finally did it!

[Tammy, Paul and Colyn]

Hi,

No I'm sorry I don't remember you saying that.  For some reason I thought 
you said she was late.  I guess I got my babies mixed up.  Sorry for my 
mistake.  I must be thinking of somebody else.  Did you end up nursing or 
bottle feeding, or both?

Tammy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe at spinn.net>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2010 11:49 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] he finally did it!


> Don't you remember me saying she was due November 4 and she was born 
> October
> 7.  She was also boarn with pneumonia and was in the Nic for 7 days with
> tubes coming out of her.   We had a heck of a time learning how to feed, 
> the
> nurses just kept telling me to keep trying, breast first, then bottle. 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
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> 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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