[blparent] question of feeding a newborn

Wed Mar 17 19:11:18 UTC 2010

Actually I tried giving her a bottle when I was in a different room from mom 
and she just wouldn't take it.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dena Wainwright" <dena at envogueaccess.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] question of feeding a newborn

> 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>
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> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:01 PM
> Subject: Re: [blparent] question of feeding a newborn
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>>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
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>> 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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