[Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home

[Dewey Bradley]

I'm not trying to be a perv, but I wonder how easy a sighted mom could look 
down and see if the mouth is near the nipple with the babies head and nose 
in the way, plus they are so small and fragile anyway.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net>
To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 4:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home


> Hello Bryan, yes it sure is wonderful that Mikaela is home with her 
> parents. I would like to help explain what occurred during the breast 
> feeding, and I hope that it will make you feel better about what took 
> place. During the first breast feeding Erika the Mom realized herself that 
> the baby was having difficulty breathing and on her own moved Mikaela and 
> asked the nurse for help in repositioning the baby. This is a very common 
> problem with new moms in breast feeding. Because of there being such a 
> small area of space between their nose and mouth, and the size of the 
> breast, it is easy to cause breathing difficulty. Mikaela did not require 
> any help in breathing via any special treatment, or in any other way. The 
> only thing needed was to position her differently. If you are a new mom 
> you do not really know how to do this. What is needed to be done is to 
> hold usually two fingers pressing down on the to keep it away from the 
> nostril of the infant. Most hospitals have a lactation nurse who will 
> first help new moms showing them all the different methods in feeding.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bryan Schulz" <b.schulz at sbcglobal.net>
> To: "NFB of Missouri Mailing List" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2010 3:39 PM
> Subject: Re: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home
>
>
>>i am all for the achieved end result but there is a big difference between 
>>being told there was difficulty during the first feeding compared to 
>>almost a code blue!
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Shelia Wright" <sbwright95 at att.net>
>> To: "'NFB of Missouri Mailing List'" <nfbmo at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 9:46 PM
>> Subject: [Nfbmo] Mikaela Is Home
>>
>>
>>> We learned early this morning that the Missouri Division of Children's
>>> Services wanted to settle and released Mikaela to her parents just hours
>>> before the hearing. Blake and Erika are very happy to have their baby at
>>> home where she belongs. This is truly a victory for them but it cannot 
>>> be
>>> the end of this case.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> There have been several interviews already with the media this 
>>> afternoon.
>>> The NFB of Missouri will be working with the attorney and the parents to
>>> proceed with litigation. The injustice cannot be undone; Nor can these
>>> parents regain precious time they should have had with their newborn. We
>>> must work to be sure this does not happen to other blind couples when 
>>> they
>>> enter a hospital to have their baby.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> More will be forthcoming in the days to come.
>>>
>>> Shelia Wright
>>>
>>>
>>>
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