[blparent] question of feeding a newborn

[Dena Wainwright]

another thought that just occured to me after reading Melissa's post (her 
talking about changing up the surroundings brought it back) is this:
Have you tried feeding her the bottle with mom nowhere in sight. She 
associates mom with food, and if she can see mom, she's probably thinking, 
"what the hell is this rubber thing? I'm hungry, and mom's right there. why 
aren't you people feeding me?"
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Melissa Ann Riccobono" <melissa at riccobono.us>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:01 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question of feeding a newborn


>I don't know if this will be helpful...  But here it goes.  My son took 
>very
> easily to the bottle, but my oldest niece and one of my nephews did not at
> first.  With my niece, her parents just kept working with her and she got
> the hang of it by the time she was a little over a month old.  This 
> happened
> pretty suddenly; one day she just fought the bottle, the next she took it
> without a problem.  My nephew was harder.  What finally worked was taking
> him outside for feedings.  For whatever reason he loved looking at the
> trees, the birds, etc. and would drink his bottle without a problem.  I
> believe eventually he took bottles inside the house as well, but in the
> beginning this was the only way he would take one.  So, if the weather is
> getting warmer where you are this might be worth a try.  I think talking 
> to
> a pediatrician is a great idea as well.  Try not to get frustrated; this 
> can
> take a little while, but she should figure it out soon.
> Melissa
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:05 AM
> To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of feeding a newborn
>
> I would consider talking with your pediatrician about this. From what I
> understand, only a tiny percentage of kids actually have real nipple
> confusion. It is definitely harder for some kids to take bottles while 
> being
>
> breastfed, but there are a lot of bottles out there, and often you need to
> try several brands before you find one that works (we went through four).
> Putting some breastmilk on the tip of the bottle nipple is a great idea, 
> but
>
> you also have to know that she isn't going to starve herself. If you are 
> in
> a position of having to feed your daughter for a greater percentage of her
> feedings than her mother can by breast, you may have to consider pumping
> milk into bottles and skipping the actual breast completely. I doubt it 
> will
>
> come to this, though.
> Dena
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Scott Lawlor" <sklawlor at mac.com>
> To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2010 6:46 PM
> Subject: [blparent] question of feeding a newborn
>
>
>> Hi.
>>
>> We have what could potentially be a giant problem so I'm hoping to get
>> some thoughts and or suggestions on the following situation.
>>
>>
>> Leah is exclusively breastfeeding and as a result of this, she doesn't
>> know how to take a bottle, even if it's breast milk.
>>
>> This problem is further complicated by the nipple falling out of her 
>> mouth
>
>> when she turns her head and this is something that I am struggling with.
>>
>> For times when Cindy is working and she needs to be fed, I need to be 
>> able
>
>> to perform this task.
>>
>> I won't go into the thoughts I had running through my head while holding 
>> a
>
>> screaming baby but they weren't happy at all, something I know I'm not
>> alone in.
>>
>> We have the bottles that are supposed to mimic the breast so I'm not sure
>> what else I can do at this point.
>>
>> Practicing is a good idea and we can do that but if she won't even suck
>> the nipple and just chews on it, which is what she does with the 
>> pacifier,
>
>> I'm feeling at a loss.
>>
>> Thanks for the help.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
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