[blparent] Getting baby latched on without help

[Dena Wainwright]

I was actually thinking she might find a consultant at a local hospital. 
hopefully that person won't be afiliated with LLLI. I would say if you don't 
feel comfortable with someone, keep looking.
D

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tammy" <tcl189 at rogers.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 1:17 AM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Getting baby latched on without help


> Hi,
>
> Be careful of taking too much advice from Le Leche league.  They’re great 
> if you are exclusively breast feeding, but I found that they were very 
> close-minded and judgmental when I told them I had introduced a bottle of 
> breastmilk to my son.  I went to them because I was having a little 
> trouble feeding Remus from my left breast, so I had started to pump that 
> breast and fed it to him after breastfeeding from both sides.  The woman I 
> spoke to informed me that I was causing my problems and that I should stop 
> using the bottle immediately, because the baby was having nipple confusion 
> issues.  I did this, and when I took him to the doctor a week later he had 
> lost a bunch of weight.  My doctor told me that if I couldn’t breast feed, 
> I should pump and feed him, and that he’d had similar experiences with new 
> mothers and the Le Leche league.  I hope this isn’t the case with all 
> mothers, and that other mothers on the list have had more success with 
> them, but that was my experience with them.
>
> Tammy
>
> From: Veronica Smith
> Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 10:54 PM
> To: 'NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Getting baby latched on without help
>
> La Leche league is a great place to contact.  I never could use one of 
> those
> pillows for nursing.  I always felt that my baby was too low.  V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Dena Wainwright
> Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:13 PM
> To: rovadia82 at gmail.com; NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Getting baby latched on without help
>
> 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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