Dear Friends:
    I posted over a month ago about a baby that was so  angry that his mother 
couldn't even hold him skin to skin. (Many of you sent  wonderful, cheering 
posts about him.) I made several home visits and when I  left, she was pumping 
a full supply and bottle-feeding. The baby had got to the  point where he 
could snuggle some, helped in part by his parents joy in  bedsharing.
    His mother brought the hospital-grade pump back  yesterday. He suddenly 
started breastfeeding about 3 weeks ago. One day, he just  decided to do it. 
She had been offering daily. Now they are an exclusively  breastfeeding dyad! 
She is thrilled.
    The lessons here: bring in a full milk supply with  a hospital grade 
pump, as much s2s and infant massage and holding as the baby  will tolerate. 
Offering the breast regularly. Being patient and persistent.  Never pushing the 
baby to breast; giving the baby every opportunity to make the  best choice.
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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