Lucia--
What an awesome story!!!
I'm printing this and sharing this with all my clients!!
Thank you for this gift!
Kathy Koncelik
BF Peer Support Counselor, LLLI
PPDoula
On Jul 19, 2004, at 4:21 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
> Rachel, I worked with a baby who was 3mos when he was introduced to
> breast
> (mom had 2 yr old twins she had pumped for, and was intending to pump
> for this
> singleton, but when faced with reality of toddler twins, decided to
> get 3 mo
> old to breast)- this little guy thought the breast was a foreign item,
> had no
> rooting reflex left and was totally perplexed when faced with it.
> Mom and I discussed "learning environments" and decided she would feed
> babe
> with bottle for nutrition, and approach breastfeeding as a "new bike
> to pedal",
> with no pressure on him, or herself. She would bathe with him, sleep
> with
> him, lay him in her lap and play with breast at his mouth-ONLY when he
> was
> well-fed and happy.She would also lean over him and squirt milk in
> his mouth for
> him to sip, etc.
> 5 weeks went by, and he would not suckle, but laugh and play with her.
> Then suddenly one day he latched on and drank for about 3 minutes- mom
> called
> me sooo excited, and happy if that was all he wanted to do every day-
> BUT 2
> days later, he was mostly breastfed, then a week later he was fully-
> went on to
> nurse over 18mos.
> So he taught me some new things, and I now believe with patience and a
> ready
> supply, a babe can learn anytime to nurse- really why not, when they
> can learn
> to bottle-feed and cup-feed anytime.
> Lucia Jenkins RN, IBCLC
> Wakefield, Mass
>
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As always . . . .
Wishing you all the best!
--K
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