[blparent] breastfeeding help

Sun Apr 15 16:40:46 UTC 2012

I went to www.motherlove.com and purchased a couple of herbal products that 
helped some.  One was goat's rue, the other was More Milk Plus.  You can 
either get liquid or capsules, and the herbs help stimulate the mammary 
glands and are safe for the baby if they get in breastmilk.

Jo Elizabeth

"How far you go in life depends on you being tender with the young, 
compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and tolerant of 
the weak and the strong.  Because someday in life you will have been all of 
these."--George Washington Carver, 1864-1943, American scientist

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From: "Allie" <alliemartins at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 3:10 AM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help

> Good advice, Erin, but I have to disagree with your statement about not
> being able to start again. *SMILE*
> I started nursing my daughter after she'd been off the breast for almost 
> two
> months due to complications with gall bladder surgery. It didn't happen
> without some effort and patience on my part, but it happened. :)
> Baby is the best stimulus for your milk supply. Even if you have to give 
> her
> a bottle first, so she's not terribly hungry when you put her to your
> breast, and nurse her for comfort, that will help tremendously.
> If you're still willing to stick with it, try taking her somewhere she 
> isn't
> so easily distracted. Offer the breast frequently. The phase will pass.
> *SMILE*
>
> Allie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Erin Rumer
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:24 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Hello Sabrina,
>
> Since your little girl is still so young I'd encourage you to continue
> nursing her as much as possible but if you can't after really giving it a
> while, pumping and giving her the formula in bottles as her nutritional
> fluid intake is key.  This also may just be a phase and you'd hate to stop
> nursing and find that she wants to nurse normally again next week or so. 
> It
> could be that she's just board or distracted with other things going on
> around you so try stepping away with her and make nursing special 
> mommy-baby
> bonding time where it's just you and her and no other stimulation.  Sing
> songs and talk quietly to her during this time and she will more than 
> likely
> love this time and look forward to it very much.  Since you are feeding 
> with
> bottles a decent amount it could also just be that she's having a bit of
> nipple confusion and-or just being kind of lazy on the breast since it 
> takes
> more work for her to get the milk out.  This sucking stimulates proper
> development of the jaw and pallet and prevents ear infections amongst many
> other benefits, so I encourage you to continue nursing as long as you can
> with your daughter.  At least try to get her to a year if you can because
> even though she's eating solids now, she needs lots of fluid and your milk
> will be best for that.  The breast milk also aids in digestion of those
> solids your daughter's eating and she'll have less bouts of constipation
> than if she wasn't drinking your breast milk at all.  Just remember that
> once you stop nursing you can't start up again so make the most of it.
>
> Best to you and please keep us posted with how it's going.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of sabrina Giles
> Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 2:08 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> So, this question is for those of y'all who have nursed.  I have noticed
> since Cheyenne has been on solids she hasn't had much interest in nursing.
> She'll latch on, and after like ten seconds she'll stop nursing.  I've
> started pumping my milk and giving it in bottles for some feedings and
> formula for others when I don't pump enough to satisfy her.
>
> How can I stop producing milk altogether?  It would seem to me that as 
> long
> as I pump I will keep producing milk.. But like I said that is my only
> choice since she seems to not be interested in nursing .
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thankis,
>
> Sabrina
>
>
>
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