hi
hope you had a wonderful christmas with your newest family member
have a happy healthy new year
could he have fluid in his ear or an ear infection?
love
patty
ps i will be away thurs -sun can you cover for me?
i have been REAL slow
>From: Barbara Latterner <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: Lactation Information and Discussion
><[log in to unmask]>
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: nursing strike
>Date: Sun, 26 Dec 2004 08:49:37 EST
>
>Dear Colleagues,
>
>I'm seeking your help on this very important case...
>
>My grandson, now 7 1/2 mos old, (adjusted age about 6 mos; he was born at
>34
>1/2 wk) has been on a nursing strike for a week or more. Never a good
>nurser
>in the first place, due to posterior tongue tie (clipped by Dr Coryllos),
>high
>palate, low oral and upper body tone, he started totally refusing the
>breast
>after a fairly severe URI (he nursed during his cold congestion, but not as
>well). My daughter said a couple of weeks ago he started actively pushing
>away
>from the breast, hitting the breast, crying at breast and it progressed
>quickly
>to total refusal.
>
>My daughter has PCOS, and this whole breastfeeding experience has been a
>difficult one for her; and yet she pretty much persists. One success a few
>days
>ago at breast where she was bottle feeding him, he was pretty much asleep,
>and
>she just gave him the breast which he nursed on sleepily for 10-15 min.
>Since
>then nothing tho yesterday, he was here at my house all day and she could
>get
>him to breast for a sec or two without fussing but he would not suck but
>blow
>into breast (she also uses a nipple shield as her breasts are very flaccid)
>and coo and hum.
>
>Guess I'm looking for a magic bullet here but willing to try anything; she
>really still wants him to breastfeed, even if for comfort mostly. Have you
>any
>suggestions? She's tried all the usuals for strike, co-bathing, skin
>contact,
>upright in sling (used to work for few months), giving him teething
>homeopathics prior to nursing, talking to him, etc. She co-sleeps, carries
>him alot,
>and he's basically a happy guy.
>
>Maybe it'll be consistent trying and tincture of time that turns this
>around,
>but just want to see if there's something I could be suggesting. Thank you
>so much. I think this is more than sharing a personal experience since
>I've
>not stopped learning things by helping my daughter and these have helped me
>in
>my work, as well.
>
>Hope you enjoyed a warm and happy holiday!
>
>Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC
>
>
>
>
> ***********************************************
>
>To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
>To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
>To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
>All commands go to [log in to unmask]
>
>The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
>LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R)
>mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
>http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
***********************************************
To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail
To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest)
To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet
All commands go to [log in to unmask]
The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R)
mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html
|
