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In a message dated 12/16/2004 10:16:09 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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I will tell them now that someone who works with babies like this a lot has
spotted this cycle of behaviour, and that if they can hang in there, loving
the baby,
accepting the outburst(s), they are maximising the power of this form
of re-connection.
Dear Friends:
Thank you Heather. This is correct. The mother has to be coaxed and
supported during this process. I've learned to tell her to expect it as part of
the journey. And you can expect a long time at a visit if you are the LC with
the mother!
Today, I narrated the baby's story to his mother as he went through
these cycles. (He is 6 days old.) He has a small scalp infection from the
internal lead. He was taken away after he was born for the weighing and measuring
etc. He was circumcised. He had a LOT to say. He didn't even latch this time;
he was able to lick and nuzzle the nipple and areola, where his mother had
leaked. (That is the first step. Just like with premies.) Then he went deeply
asleep.
This young (19) woman is doing a tremendous job already. She is
hand-expressing 4 ounces (120 cc) every 3 hours and so he is being exclusively
mothers' milk fed. She is already half-way home.
She has amazing breasts. If I hadn't known she was expressing 4 ounces
every 3 hours, I would have been worried. There is a wide separation between
breasts, no apparent veining, and they are more like the 'rock in a sock'
breasts that are a red flag for lactation insufficiency. There really are no
rules in this business except two: the baby should get milk and the mother should
be comfortable.
warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
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