I have a mom who lost her son to BF failure a year ago.  Mom was passionate
about BF and gave no ABM, no bottles, no supplimentation of any sort.
Unfortunately, she didn't have the milk to sustain baby.  She consulted LLL
and got the necessary information, but did not see that the baby was
starving.  Baby was hospitilized for two days before dying at 16 days.  She
became unexpectedly pg three months later and is going to deliver #2 soon.
(due May 12 with preterm contractions).  First child died May 31.
     I have been going lightly on BF in class (I teach childbirth classes) ,
hitting the topic pretty hard when she was absent last week. I think I may
dismiss the non-BF clients early this week and give a BF lecture to those who
wish to hear one.  My dilemma is ..........I know she is planning to feed ABM
and I understand her reasoning, but I would love her to put this one to
breast with very close supervision.  She feels as if she is such a failure
and harbors enormous guilt over the death of her last child.  This could be
such a healing.  Am I way out of line?  I don't know whether to even mention
this subject.
She is very, very fragile as you can imagine.

help
tina
Ohio, USA

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