Kirsten,

The video, "A Premie Needs His Mother" was made by Dr. Jane Morton at  
the Stanford U. Hospital in Palo Alto.  It has some wonderful  
segments on the gradual process of getting a premie to breastfeeding,  
step-by-step.  Surely there is good help available to this mom in her  
home town.  The video is also excellent on skin-to-skin/kangaroo  
care.  The lactation consultant in the video does a great job  
discussing pumping, too.  (Probably not needed in your friend's  
case)  I'd urge this mom to get a copy of the video to watch.  It  
must be available at the hospital and clinics there in Palo Alto.   
I'd encourage her to seek help from the staff depicted in the video,  
if she is not getting good support already.

Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC, LLLL


> Date:    Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:23:54 -0400
> From:    Kirsten Berggren <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: CST in the bay area?
>
> I have a friend who had an early baby a few weeks ago (born at  
> maybe 35
> weeks by erroneously early C/S). Baby has been mostly finger-fed since
> birth, mom reports disorganized suck and inability to sustain suck  
> at the
> breast. Mom has loads of milk thanks to "secret weapon" of nursing  
> toddler!
> Family is open to trying CST to see if it will help this baby  
> organize a
> bit - also working to rule out tongue tie. Does anyone know of a CST
> provider in the bay area? They live in Palo Alto. Also, if there  
> are any LCs
> in the area with experience in this kind of situation, please  
> contact me
> off-list and I will put them in touch.
>
> Thanks!
> Kirsten Berggren, PhD, CLC

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