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on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She
had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks Susan |
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Susan wrote:
on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. How about her using an SNS or finger feeder? -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/i/isabellazora/ "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau |
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"Susan" wrote in message . .. on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. DS was born at 35 weeks. He could not BF the first week due to apnea (stopped breathing while nursing or just from being touched). The nurses only use bottles there, no cups, syringes, etc, with the exception of lavage. I pumped around the clock to get the milk in and so they would have EBM to give him. Once he got the breast, he was fine. They don't all get bottle preference or nipple confusion. She should try it to see how the baby does. If she can't BF yet, pump around the clock to keep her supply up for when she can BF. |
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If she can't BF yet, pump around the clock to keep her supply up
for when she can BF. that's what's she's doing now. i'm just afraid that that won't be enough but of course i have no idea. as i said, i don't want to push myself on them but i want to help an i want the baby to get breast milk. thanks for the advice. susan |
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thanks brigette. i was going to suggest the sns.
susan DeliciousTruffles wrote: Susan wrote: on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. How about her using an SNS or finger feeder? |
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"Susan Linville" wrote in message ... If she can't BF yet, pump around the clock to keep her supply up for when she can BF. that's what's she's doing now. i'm just afraid that that won't be enough but of course i have no idea. as i said, i don't want to push myself on them but i want to help an i want the baby to get breast milk. thanks for the advice. susan Our ds was born at 34 weeks and didn't b/f for 10 days. I pumped all that time, every 3 hours even in the night, so he was fed only EBM. Once he'd had few tries at the b/f lark he decided he liked it so no nipple confusion there - now he's almost 10 months old and hates bottles (and sippy cups etc etc). The amounts I pumped did seem tiny but then so was he. Mind you, it's tough going so mega lots of support needed from every angle (sounds like you're doing that already though :-) ) A good book is 'Breastfeeding Special Care Babies' by Sandra Lang. It goes into lots of different situations but does show that it's possible to b/f even with tubes everywhere (which was our experience) HTH Poppy n Pup |
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"Susan" wrote in message
. .. | on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She | had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will | suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire | time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm | trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books | I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little | over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. My DD would not latch on for the first 4 weeks of her life (she was fed with bottles). She would scream whenever I tried. But I kept on trying and eventually got her latched on with the aid of a nipple shield and eventually she didn't need the nipple shield. If your friend is persistent and very determined she will eventually get her baby latched on. She should definitely hire a good lactation consultant. I had an excellent public health nurse (who was an LC) come around to my house once a week, she was a huge help and was very encouraging. Nadene |
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Susan wrote: on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? I don't think she has ever latched on and she's a little over a week old. Any ideas would be appreciated. The La Leche Legaue book on multiples, called Mothering Multiples, has excellent advice for feeding and nursing premature babies. The feeding and nursing information is applicable to singletons as well as twins and triplets (without the need to worrya bout how to tandem nurse or boost supply for two nurslings g). Hope this helps, Barbara |
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Susan wrote:
on b/fing. I have a friend who just delivered her baby at 34 weeks. She had mild spina bifida (they closed the small hole and say she will suffer no lasting effects) and she has been receiving bottles the entire time (all EBM.) I fear that the baby will never be able to b/f and I'm trying not to be too pushy but I'm wondering if there are any good books I can get them? This is not unusual for a preemie. Books are all very well, but what she needs right now is an IBCLC experienced with getting preemies onto the breast, and probably some pumping support as well. Have you put her in touch with the yahoo group pumpmoms? There are a lot of experienced preemie mums there. Lara |
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Lara wrote:
This is not unusual for a preemie. Books are all very well, but what she needs right now is an IBCLC experienced with getting preemies onto the breast, and probably some pumping support as well. Have you put her in touch with the yahoo group pumpmoms? There are a lot of experienced preemie mums there. Pressed send too early! What she also needs right now is practical support as well as "but you should breastfeed, and this is how" advice. EPing in the early days is bloody hard work. If you are nearby, she might really appreciate you going around and amusing the baby while she pumps (if she's home from hospital), doing the dishes, doing a load of laundry, tidying up, buying some groceries, cooking a meal, and helping her modify a bra into a handsfree pump kit. Lara |
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