>Another suggestion, re Carries case.....
>
>I would be willing to schedule a special chat on LactChat and we could all
>brainstorm together {with Carrie there of course}, and this would be in
>real time, vs e mail and wait, e mail and wait.......
>
>All we have to do is get the interested ppl set up to chat, and Im willing
>to help anyone whos interested.
>
>We could do this anytime there is a special concern or need......
>
>What do you all think?
>
>Cindy
>
>>

Cindy,

Neat idea. What type of software does one need to have, though to access
"LactChat"? Is this a hypothetical thing or do you all regularly chat?

Gaelin is still refusing the breast. I've been poking around and talking
with others who've been there, plus, all of YOU have been extremely helpful
(I'm sorry for complaining about the lack of response earlier. Sincerely.)

I decided to back off of it for a while, and not really push the issue. I am
seriously wondering whether there might be some other issues going on,
here.Such as psychological trauma. Gaelin is 8 mths old and knows the
difference between me (or daddy or siblings) and strangers. He was taken out
of my arms, crying, by the nurse in the holding room... and lord only knows
exactly how much fear he endured on the day of surgery (restrained, lights,
a mask coming down over his face... waking up to unfamiliar faces, people,
proceedures... suctioning from a loud electric vacume-tube...). Maybe this
is reason enough for his oral defensiveness... Definitely the fact that the
whole structure of his mouth feels alien to him... that doesn't help any...
I can't force him to go back to the breast. He's endured enough. Pressing
will only set us back a few steps...

If he will go back, he will. I will continue to womb him as much as possible
and offer the breast occasionally... but I can't stand the emotional
rollercoaster anymore. I am going to allow myself to begin grieving, some.
My whole world has been turned upside down with this... I feel such loss.It
is so hard to not be able to give this to my little guy.

I'll keep you all updated. If, in the meantime, you have any names, ideas,
phone numbers, URLs, etc... to share with me... PLEASE  DO.

Thanks again... and PLEASE keep me in your thoughts.

Carrie