[blparent] Nursing and not sleeping through the night.

Thu May 31 14:30:57 UTC 2012

You can find the side effects on the Net, on message boards and the like. 
My doctor said I might feel a little fatigued, but that was the 
understatement of the year, kind of about like saying it's going to hurt a 
little when you get your tongue snapped in a mouse trap.

Jo Elizabeth

"A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a 
song."  Maya Angelou

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From: "Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC)" <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 6:58 AM
To: "'Blind Parents Mailing List'" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blparent] Nursing and not sleeping through the night.

>        I'm wondering this too.
> And I'd say this is a public health issue, especially if these 
> side-effects are not being openly shared with consumers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 5:13 PM
> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Nursing and not sleeping through the night.
>
>
> I'm wondering, Angie, about what drug you took that had side effects. 
> Write
> me off list if you want, and if it's none of my business, feel free to say
> that as well.  But I had serious issues with a drug, also, and I'm just
> curious if it's the same one.  If it is, my heart goes out to you.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a
> song."  Maya Angelou
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Angie Matney" <angie.matney at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:38 AM
> To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blparent] Nursing and not sleeping through the night.
>
>> Every baby is different. Jacob started sleeping through the night
>> before we stopped nursing. Unfortunately, we had to stop because I had
>> chronic low supply issues. I tried everything to maintain my supply,
>> including using a medication to aid with lactation. But it had some
>> unfortunate physical and emotional side effects. so we stopped nursing
>> a little while back. I'm off on a tangent, sorry. Just wantend to say
>> that my son did start sleeping through the night while he was still
>> nursing.
>>
>> Angie
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/29/12, Erin Rumer <erinrumer at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Oh, I know it is, but for now I will keep nursing him because my son's
>>> not
>>> ready to wean and I'm alright with waking briefly a couple times per
>>> night.
>>> I just make sure to go to bed early enough so I don't gyp myself on 
>>> sleep
>>> and feel drained the next day.
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Allie
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:44 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: [blparent] Nursing and not sleeping through the night.
>>>
>>> I wonder if that has to do with the fact that you're nursing him, Erin.
>>> Gabbie didn't sleep through the night 'til after I weaned her off the
>>> breast. Coincidence?
>>>
>>> Allie
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Erin Rumer
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 4:58 PM
>>> To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction
>>>
>>> You ladies are blessed!  My son is 19 months and not sleeping through 
>>> the
>>> night yet.  It's not horrible though because we co-sleep and he just
>>> wakes
>>> me a couple times per night to have a booby snack and we then both fall
>>> asleep right away again.  I think a lot of it is that he's growing so
>>> fast
>>> and just can't go through the night without having some sustenance and
>>> that's alright by me.  I know that when he does start sleeping through
>>> the
>>> night, there will be a short period of time when I will keep waking on 
>>> my
>>> own because my body is so used to it.
>>>
>>> Erin
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] 
>>> On
>>> Behalf Of Angie Matney
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 5:59 PM
>>> To: Blind Parents Mailing List
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction
>>>
>>> Hi Bernadetta,
>>>
>>> That's great that he's sleeping through the night already. Jacob was
>>> about
>>> seven months old before he did that consistently. I think he did it just
>>> in
>>> the nick of time to save my sanity (or what little there is of it,
>>> anyway).
>>>
>>> Angie
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Bernadetta Pracon" <bernadetta_pracon at samobile.net>
>>> To: <blparent at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 6:31 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [blparent] Introduction
>>>
>>>
>>>> Wow, my goodness, your right. It's eleven months, not over a year. lol.
>>>> Ok, I've never been great in math, but I thought I could do basic
>>>> subtraction without a problem. Guess this sleep deprevation is getting
>>>> to me. *grin.
>>>> It's a good thing that my little one has recently started sleeping
>>>> through
>>>
>>>> the night finally. It's been happening for about a week now; He's
>>>> sleeping
>>>
>>>> for seven, eight, even ten hours at a time now. He doesn't even fully
>>>> wake
>>>
>>>> up when I change his diaper. I was really concerned at first; I never
>>>> expected him to sleep that many hours at a time, but the pediatrician
>>>> says
>>>
>>>> it's ok as long as I check on him every now and then.
>>>> Yeah, I heard teething isn't fun. Fourteen teeth, wow, that means your
>>>> little guy is almost home free as far as that's concerned. Mine hasn't
>>>> started teething yet, but he's beginning to drool a bit and trying to
>>>> put his toys into his mouth, so I'll bet that's going to occur soon
>>> enough.
>>>>
>>>> Bernadetta
>>>>
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