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I have a pregnant woman in my practice who is now about 16 wks gestation
with her first child. she is 35 yrs old, a teacher. She is a real type A
person, wants to do every thing "right". I like her a lot. She is funny
and sensible.
She has a big problem. She is very "breast adverse" for lack of a better
way of putting it. She doesn't like any sort of touching of her breasts,
especially the nipples, either by herself or her husband, and when I did her
first prenatal, she just grit her teeth and got through the breast exam.
She doesn't remember any sexual abuse, but understands there may be
unremembered touching and/or abuse in her childhood.
She wants to nurse her baby, but is dreading it, and doesn't know how she
will react to the baby sucking.
This is what I came up with: Plan A - start now with gentle touches by
husband and work up to him orally touching the nipples - sort of just
dealing with it and hoping she will finally get used to it.
Plan B: If she absolutely can't deal with the baby nursing, I told her the
baby will sense this and that isn't a good thing, and she will rent a Med.
classic and pump indefinately.
Has anyone got a Plan C to suggest. She is such a sweet woman and really
wants the best for her child.
Jude
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Jude Kurokawa, CNM, FNP
513 Dayton St. Wolf Point, MT 59201 406-653-1608
Home and Hospital births on the Rez
The Coyote midwife sits by the hole and waits....
mailto:[log in to unmask] HTTP://www.midrivers.com/~jkuro
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