Today I will put on a big smile in tribute to the wonderful lady who helped
me with my League work and was primarily responsible for the livelihood I
and so many others have today as IBCLCs.
Anne Grider, LLLL, IBCLC
Marietta, Georgia, USA
On 9/18/06, Pamela Mazzella Di Bosco <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I am so sad to here of the loss of another wonderful woman from among
> those
> that make a difference in lives of mothers and babies. I never met
> her, but
> I called her when I needed help. I can still hear her words as she gave
> me
> hope that my milk would be enough for my twins. I often share what
> she said to
> me with other mothers struggling with a milk supply..."Pam, if you are a
> breastfeeding mom, and you do not quit, eventually you will have all the
> milk
> they need." We had been talking about how I could not bottle feed, that I
> would breastfeed with the SNS forever if I had to, but I was not willing
> to give
> up nursing, etc. She was so kind and gentle and we brainstormed about
> some
> new information about what could be interfering with my milk supply being
> established. She had never met me, she just took the time from her life
> to talk
> to another lactation consultant/LLL Leader and let me cry and listened.
> As
> time passed and I worked with more and more women with milk supply
> isuses, her
> words took new meaning. My milk did eventually come, and they were
> exclusively breastfed babies. But, I understood then that what she also
> meant was if
> my milk did not come in completely, as they got older, they would need
> less,
> and I would still be a nursing mom. I didn't totally hear that then...I
> just
> heard, wait, it will come because that is what I needed to hear. I'll
> never
> forget her. I am so sad for all those who have to say goodbye to her.
>
> Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC
>
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