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Date: | Tue, 10 Feb 1998 18:19:36 -0500 |
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Meredith,
Well no ideas just a "hmmm" from me. I am a bit behind in my reading but
here goes. I just got the same compliant from a mother with a 3 day old
baby. The baby prefers her left breast and her left nipple is also
smaller. I wonder if she may an accessory nipple also.
If I may vent for a while about this call. Part of the problem was the
baby wasn't taking the breast and was sleeping alot. I asked her how often
does the baby nurse, answer I wake the baby every 3 - 4 hrs and she nurses
for about 5 minutes. That is it, how many wet and dirty diapers? One
dirty one every day , but not wet diapers in the last 2 days (the baby is
only 3 days olds). She had been pumping to help her breasts even out. I
tried to not scream at her feed the baby. I told her she had to feed the
baby the milk that she was expressing (I didn't care how, spoon, cup,
BOTTLE) and to wake the baby every 2 hrs (3 at night). I told her after
each feeding (maybe an hour later) to give the baby some expressed milk and
that she should get a wet diaper by evening (she called in the am). UGH!
Worrying about nipple confusion is a good thing, but not to avoid feeding
the baby. That is why she hadn't given the baby a bottle, to avoid nipple
confusion. I told her about 3 times to feed the baby any way she could I
just hope she listened.
Thanks for letting me vent.
Felicia Henry
Bradley Instructor
La Leche League Leader
Oxnard, CA
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