[blparent] Getting baby latched on without help

[Veronica Smith]

The la leche league wasn't that way here at all, infact, they suggested I pump and feed the baby that way.  The woman I spoke to told me that not all women can breast feed and sometimes it is just as good if they get the breast milk from a bottle.  I learned more from them than anyone else.
But, I never did use the bottle as Gab just got the hang of it after everyone quit trying to help.
My mother couldn't breast feed, as her nipples were inverted.

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tammy
Sent: Monday, April 25, 2011 12:18 AM
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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
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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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