[blparent] breastfeeding help

[Tammy]

Hi,

I'm also going on experience and what I've been told.  this isn't going to 
turn in to any list anything, because I'm done.  I thought this was supposed 
to be breast feeding help but it's not even blindness related anymore.  I'm 
sorry Erin if you think I'm wrong, but I really am beyond caring at this 
point what you think.  Just because our opinions differ doesn't make them 
wrong, it just makes them different.  My appologies to the rest of the list 
as well.

Tammy

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 6:31 PM
To: Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help

Careful.  It looks like this is going to turn into another war, neither of
you are taking much consideration with each other's feelings.

My lactation consultant, who was absolutely outstanding, also told me that
nipple confusion was mostly an old wives' tale.  She said she could count
the number of times she'd seen it in her practice on one hand.  My baby
switched back and forth from breast to bottle on nearly a daily basis for
ten months because that was the only way I could do any nursing at all, and
she never had trouble adjusting to either feeding method.  I'm not putting
my opinion in anywhere--at least not in this paragraph, it's all what I was
told directly or what I experienced.

Please don't make this into another list battle.

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: "Erin Rumer" <erinrumer at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 3:52 PM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help

> Tammy, you can find any junk on the internet if you're looking for it so I
> wouldn't call that a reliable resource.  As for your lactation nurse 
> telling
> you that nipple confusion isn't real, that's the first I've ever heard of 
> a
> nurse doing that.  Shame on her for giving you false medical info and 
> merely
> bestowing her opinion on you.  That was unprofessional of her.  I've seen
> nipple confusion happen with some of my friends kids right before my very
> eyes.  I think the key is that if you want a baby to be good with both the
> bottle and breast then introduce one bottle a day and they will except it
> much more than if you try this later on.  It also helps tremendously to 
> have
> daddy or someone else give this bottle so it doesn't further confuse baby.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 2:41 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Hi,
>
> I've had 3 children and all have been breast and bottle fed, and all are
> doing just fine.  My 10 month old is still doing both quite happily.  So 
> in
> the case of nipple confusion, my doctor, my obgyy, my public health nurse,
> and my lactation consultants, 2 of them, not just 1 have debunked the 
> nipple
> confusion theory.  So experience will proove to be the best educator here
> along with instincts, which you'll have when you've been a parent for as
> long as I've been one.  But, I don't know half of what I'd like to about 
> the
> subject of parenting, which is why I'm here. Oh and as to the nursing and
> stopping and bottle feeding and then nursing again after a time?  Do a
> google search!  I'm sure you're familiar with one of those.  smile
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 5:11 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Tammy, where are you getting your facts from on this subject and on the
> whole nipple confusion thing.  Very respected lactation specialists have
> educated me on these subjects and I think I'm going to go with what the 
> pros
> say.  Besides, I've seen babies have nipple confusion and mothers dry up
> within just a few days of completely weaning their babies so, the proof is
> in the pudding so to speak.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tammy
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 11:08 AM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Hi,
>
> Her situation isn't rare at all.  If a woman is already breast feeding and
> stops for any lenth of time up to about 3 months I think it's proven to 
> be,
> she can start  nursing again.  It takes 8 to 12 weeks for the milk to stop
> being produced by the body and even longer for the hormlne to stop being
> produced and the woman to "dry up."
>
> hth
>
> Tammy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erin Rumer
> Sent: Monday, April 16, 2012 12:16 PM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> Subject: Re: [blparent] breastfeeding help
>
> Hello Allie,
>
> I honestly have never ever heard an actual testimony from a mom who has 
> been
> able to do what you did and your situation is beyond rare.  The body is
> amazing and I have heard of outstanding situations where if someone is
> mentally motivated and convinced enough that they can begin lactating it 
> has
> been done in extremely rare cases.  There have even been women who have
> never had a baby who can begin lactating because they're convinced that 
> they
> are pregnant and thus the hormones begin to trick the body.  I'm glad in
> your case that you were able to do this for your daughter but I definitely
> don't want people to think that they can do what you were able to do 
> because
> your situation was extra ordinary and rare.  Thanks for sharing that 
> though,
> it's interesting.
>
> Erin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Allie
> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2012 2:11 AM
> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
> 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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