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Date: | Tue, 28 Oct 1997 03:07:09 -0500 |
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Teri Lind asked for help with a baby with a high palate. In May or June i
had the same question and was helped by several Lactnetters. Maybe they
will come to the rescue again! I will give you a brief rundown on the
situation of the woman i counseled. The baby was 3 weeks old and nursing
with a nipple shield when she came to me with sore (open) nipples. The
mother did not want to use the shield anylonger. Her midwife (insurance
paid assistance up to 2 months post-natal) said she needed a pump because
the baby wasn't getting enuf milk. This midwife recommends pumps often
without looking at the real problem. I showed the mother how to use the
Dancer Hold, the Football hold, head higher than body, and gave her a
Habermann feeder (all these things recommended to me by Lactnetters). The
mother basically found her own solutions and only last week returned the
pump, after 5 months. The baby is now on the breast, but also supplemented
with mares' milk in the Habermann.
I admire this young woman's quiet persistence and resolve in a community
where most women would have quit at the first irritation. But then, I
admire all women who persist despite adversity!
Anne kaeser, BA, IBCLC
German
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