Martha -
You mentioned that the mom nurses 10-12 times a day. I wonder what
would happen if mother and baby went to bed together this weekend and
did a whole lot of nursing? Given that a "biologically normal" baby
nurses several times an hour through much of the day, 10-12 times may
be enough to maintain her supply at this lower level, but not enough
to increase it.
When I look at my friends who really understand nursing, whose babies
are in their arms through the day, snacking, snacking, snacking, I
find myself wishing that such easy offering could be part of many of
my clients' consciousness.
A co-Leader whose children are adopted said she produced about 75
percent of her first child's needs, significantly less than that for
her second. Her first child was very, very high need, nursing
frequentlyfrequentlyfrequently both day and night. Her second child
was less demanding...
A favorite quote of mine, which I include in a handout on babywearing,
comes from a book "written" by a gorilla, describing what life was
like in the wild and later in captivity. He says of his early life:
"Wherever one turns, there is something wonderful to eat. One never
thinks, 'Oh, I'd better look for some food.' Food is everywhere, and
one picks it up almost absentmindedly, as one takes a breath of air.
In fact, one does not think of feeding as a distinct activity at all.
Rather, it's like a delicious music that plays in the background of
all activities throughout the day." Ishmael ©1992 Daniel
Quinn
It sounds so much like breastfeeding!
On a more practical note, has she been treating the SNS with bleach to
prevent its being a source of yeast reinfection? Boiling once a day
may not be enough.
Diane Wiessinger, MS, IBCLC Ithaca, NY
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