Reference Catherine Watson Genna's 2 May 12 messages:  I recognized myself & my
son, 23 years after the fact, in your descriptions.  I would like to know more
about hypotonic babies & sensory integration therapy.
My son had a rough delivery. "Saddle block" didn't take, so I believed.  I had
no birth training. He had a very large head. Dr. used forceps, lost his grip,
fell off his stool, got up & tried again. I experienced an exploding feeling
which made me terrified of pushing. Baby had a red streak from his cheek, across
his eye & forehead from the forceps slip. He was 8 lb 13 oz & 20", full term. He
was circ'd in delivery room. It's a case of "too late smart" for me.
He nursed like each time was his last opportunity.  Memory has it 1 1/2 hrs ev 2
hrs f/3 months.  Any effort to break suction made him suck harder.  He turned
red with effort, worked up a sweat, threw up, & nursed more until he passed out,
or he came up gasping & choking. I was so full I was passing up D cups.
Prepregnancy, I was AA if I breathed real deep. The only way I could nurse was
straight on. No loose skin. It's the only time I ever stretched my blouse
between my bottons.  :-)  He gained rapidly; 24 lbs by 6 mos & no solids yet! I
remember him falling asleep nursing and his jaw clamping instead of relaxing. He
fought my breaking suction.
A complication: my sister-in-law hemorrhaged 2 wks post dlvy (hers was 10 days
younger than mine), and for 4 days I was nursing 2 while she was in the
hospital.
For years, he hated anything on his head. He nursed into toddlerhood & never
liked any variation in holding / cuddling positions. He was slow to talk,
communicated well with grunts, single words & gestures, but no sentences until
age 4 when he needed to in preschool. In primary school, a speech therapist
worked with him several times a week to correct a small speech defect that I
never heard.  (Now, he is a hi-falutin' programmer analyst for a Denver
consulting firm, DeVry grad, 3.8 gpa, makes more $$ than I do; & after 8 years
as a drummer in drum corps, and has NO baby fat.)
I knew we were different from other mom/baby pairs but didn't know it was a
resolvable situation. Tell me what I missed so I can recognize it in my moms and
point them in the right direction.
Thanks in advance.
Phyllis