[blparent] Getting baby latched on without help

[Dena Wainwright]

do you have a nursing pillow? if so, you might try laying him on it across 
your lap. breastfeeding is not easy. I ended up pumping exclusively for 22 
weeks because we were both so frustrated. I would really encourage you to 
find a good and open minded lactation consultant. I wish I had done this, as 
I think it would have made all the difference for us.
Dena

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ronit Ovadia Mazzoni" <rovadia82 at gmail.com>
To: "'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:33 PM
Subject: [blparent] Getting baby latched on without help


> Hello everyone,
> Just a quick question for those of you who breastfed your babies. I am 
> three
> weeks in to it and still having a lot of trouble latching the baby on by
> myself. This is getting very frustrating that I need someone sighted to 
> help
> me do this. I use one finger to feel when his mouth is open and some of 
> the
> time I can do it successfully, but a lot of times we both get frustrated 
> and
> I need my husband to help me. Any other tips for getting babies to latch 
> on
> more easily without sight? Also, I'm wondering if there are any certain
> positions that you've found work better for this. I've been using the
> football hold but I found it hard to get him in to position and out of it
> when it's time to burp because he's so far to my side. Any tips would be
> appreciated. I really want to be able to do this independently and I only
> have one week left before my husband goes back to work.
> Thanks so much.
> Ronit
>
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