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Yulanda Ridge <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 16 May 2005 23:46:51 +0200
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I recently discovered a link to some on-line breastfeeding videos, and one
in particular was AMAZING to me, as I'd only known about the Supplemental
Nursing System (SNS) before, but this looks sooo much simpler, yet works on
the same principle. Great for increasing moms milk supply while baby
breastfeeds - all the while "Feeding the Baby".

 

Click on: http://www.breastfeedingonline.com/newman.shtml and look for the
first video, stating:

"Lactation Aid - Shows how to use lactation aid. Note that when it is
working, the baby shows he is getting more milk because the pause in the
chin is more obvious. In the second attempt to use the lactation aid, though
the tube seems to be well placed, it is not. The baby was not getting more
milk, as there were no pauses in the chin. Fiddling with the tube gets the
baby drinking again. The lactation aid does not work well if the baby is
poorly latched on and/or the tube is poorly placed, but it can be made to
work well with practice."

 

PS: I usually teach moms that each time they hear the baby swallow "uh. uh."
- that's when they know milk is being taken in. (This sound follows after
what Dr. Newman describes in this video as the 'pause in the chin'.) So many
mothers don't know how to tell what a good feed is, and I find that teaching
them to listen for the actual swallowing sound helps - they get to know what
'sounded' like a good feed and what didn't. (Although - before the milk
comes in, when there's only Colostrum, it's not that easy to hear the
swallows, but baby only needs about a teaspoon per feed of this Colostrum,
so she's not to worry if all is going well.)

 

Hope you find the video-clip helpful!

 

Yulanda Ridge in South Africa

Lactation Consultant & mother of 3; Staffnurse; IBCLC-to-be :-)

 


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