[blparent] Breast feeding

[Tatyana]

Is there  the way to increase breast feeding chanses while pregnant? Can I 
do anything now, like massage or supplements or something? My OB says there 
is nothing I can do while pregnant, but any way, dear moms,  what do you 
think or know about it?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jo Elizabeth Pinto" <jopinto at msn.com>
To: "Blind Parents Mailing List" <blparent at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: [blparent] Breast feeding


> Bridgit, I understand how you feel.  I didn't produce enough milk for my 
> baby, either, and nursing never went smoothly for us.  I did nurse for ten 
> months, and pumped for a year, but I had to supplement with bottles all 
> the way along.  Getting a donor is wonderful if you can, but know that if 
> you make your best effort and it doesn't happen, formula isn't evil. 
> Millions and millions of babies have been very successfully raised on 
> formula. Mother's milk is best, but formula isn't going to do your baby 
> any harm at all.  What will really count is his time snuggling with you 
> and looking at you, playing with you, relying on you, and building a bond 
> that continues to grow and change for all of his life.
>
> Jo Elizabeth
>
> Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may 
> kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at 
> evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter
> Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 12:34 PM
> To: blparent at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blparent] Breast feeding
>
> Well, with a heavy heart, I share with my Federation friends that breast
> feeding will not be an option for me. I have worked closely with the
> lactation specialist at the Med Center. I've done everything advised and
> recommended, and I've not been able to produce milk. I never cared if I
> could actually nurse, though the few times I tried, it was an amazing
> experience, but I hoped to provide my baby with breast milk. I didn't
> expect to feel so upset I have this deep sense of loss. I intellectually
> understand this, but emotionally, it's been a rough few days.
>
> They think my two rounds with cellulitis of the breast along with the
> seperation between Declan and me when he was born and then the constant
> stress have contributed to my lack of milk. I have stumped the lactation
> team including a couple of breast and lactation doctors. No one is
> completely sure why I can't produce, and we've tried all the treatments.
> It was just yesterday we made the decision to stop pumping. I truly am
> having a difficult time with this. I've read about the possible
> feelings, but I didn't expect to have it hit me so hard.
>
> We are now looking into milk donation as a possible option. The
> lactation team has been awesome, and they are continueing to work with
> me despite the fact that I won't be able to produce milk myself.
>
> Thanks for all the love and support from this list. It has meant a lot
> to have people out there thinking of us.
>
> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Read my blog at:
> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>
>
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