Star

Thanks so much for the feed-back.  How marvellous that the mom (with 
your help) sorted out what might have turned into a maor 
inconvenience.  Good on her.  I took a stab in the dark about this - 
and have now learned something.  Whoever would have believed that 
such a thing could happen?

Interesting that the only other baby you've worked with, who wouldn't 
be "re-set" turned out to have Autism.  That makes sense too - 
probably not wanting to be touched...  And nursing lying down _does_ 
result in less body contact, because the baby lies on the bed, rather 
than on the mom .....

So could we say that if a strike with this cause cannot be resolved 
after a reasonable effort and time, then it would be a red flag for 
referral?  The only baby I've worked with who really did seem happier 
lying on a bed/couch/cot rather than in mom's arms (and I sent the 
baby back to the GP for a check because it was so very unusual) did 
in fact turn out to have something very wrong... I'm not sure if it 
was Autism as such, but he became quite developmentally and mentally 
challenged as he grew older.  Very sad.

It never ceases to amaze me how much we still have to learn about 
seemingly "simple" breastfeeding problems.  Glad this one turned out well :-)

Pamela


At 05:00 08/05/2009, Star wrote:
>Date:    Thu, 7 May 2009 19:19:24 -0700
>From:    Star Siegfried <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Breast Refusal-babies who only nurse lying down
>
>Dear Pam and all,
>I want to thank all of you for considering this interesting situation
>with me. Here is the follow-up on my most recent mom whose 3 month old
>baby started doing this. This kiddo has always been a very fussy baby,
>probably reflux, and hyperlactation issues.  So this refusal or
>strike  to nursing in a siting up position lasted for about 4 weeks. I
>gave mom all the suggestions for a baby that is going through a
>nursing strike plus suggested holding the baby upright, walking and
>nursing. It all worked and now the baby is now nursing in normal cross
>cradle position again. The most interesting comment came from the mom
>herself. She said she had to "reset" her baby...........I think she is
>on to something. Pam talked about babies getting programmed to expect
>only nursing lying down. For some reason these babies get programmed
>or wired to feed this way and yes they need to be reset. If mothers
>don't understand this, feedings can be very stressful for both mom and
>baby. Again, the only baby I worked with who only nursed lying down
>and would not "reset" ended up with Autism. I am humbled by the brains
>of our babies.
>Thanks for all your input.
>Star Siegfried RN,BA,IBCLC
>Arcata, CA

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