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From: Connie Rice <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:56:38 -0400
To: Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Our contact at L-Soft, congratulations!!!

Hi Kathleen,  

Thank you for the kind wishes from everyone and please feel free to
forward this to the other Lactnet members.  Since my son Merritt was
born on September 15th, I have searched the Lactnet archives
countless times for answers to my most obscure concerns about
nursing, and I have always found what I needed to know and left with
peace of mind.  

I am definitely what you would call a breastfeeding success story.  I
had a C-section and thanks to the lactation consultant on duty at the
time, Merritt was brought to me almost immediately.  I knew that
nursing was often a bit of a challenge at first so I would tell
Merritt each time we tried that we were going to work together and
get it right eventually.  And we did, while ignoring my concerned
mother-in-law's suggestions of supplementing with water and formula.

I never got sore nipples--other mothers I talk to are amazed by this.
 I don't know if it's because mine are different or because I applied
lanolin as a preventive measure as soon as I left the hospital.

I was able to breastfeed exclusively for six months, which was my
goal.  At that point I thought it was time that I start giving
Merritt solid foods starting with rice cereal like the books say.
Well, he will have none of it and at seven and a half months he is
still breastfeeding exclusively.  When I tell other moms about this
they wonder if I am up around the clock keeping him fed.  Actually he
eats every three hours during the day and sleeps about 12 hours a
night on average.  

I feel like I am so lucky/blessed/charmed to have had a wonderful
experience like this.  Also that I have a pediatrician who is very
accepting and supportive of the situation.  I thought I would be
breastfeeding Merritt for a year at most but something tells me it's
going to be a lot longer than that.

So thank you Kathleen and Lactnet!!!!  Keep up the good work :-)

Connie Rice   

Date sent:       Wed, 27 Apr 2005 15:12:54 -0400
Subject:         Our contact at L-Soft, congratulations!!!
From:            Kathleen Bruce <[log in to unmask]>
To:              Connie Rice <[log in to unmask]>
Copies to:       Lactation Information and Discussion
<[log in to unmask]>

> Good afternoon all. Connie has been our contact at L-Soft. L-Soft is the
> company that donates the software and server space to keep Lactnet
> running... Connie is leaving L-Soft to become a full time mother, and I
> thought that we, as mothering advocates, should congratulate her. If you
> want to drop her a line, please do so at [log in to unmask]
> 
> Best, Kathleen, appreciative of L-Soft and of Connie's work to help Lactnet
> stay in existence.
> 
> 
> On 4/27/05 8:23 AM, "Connie Rice" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> > Greetings L-Soft donation contacts,
> >
> > I just wanted to drop you a line to let you know that I will be
> > leaving L-Soft as of this Friday the 29th of April.  I am departing
> > after seven great years with this company to be a full time mother.
> >
> > A specific person has not been appointed to take over the
> > administration of donations, so in the mean time please address any
> > requests or questions you have to [log in to unmask]
> >
> > As always, technical issues are handled by writing to
> > [log in to unmask]
> >
> > It has been a pleasure working with you all and I wish you more
> > future success with your valuable projects and altruistic efforts.
> >
> > Thank you and best regards,
> >
> > Connie Rice
> > L-Soft
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> >
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> > http://www.lsoft.com
> > Knowledge is just a click away: http://www.lsoft.com/optin.html
> 
> 




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