Rachel says:
<<I have not personally
experienced a non-latching baby, or even a baby who was the least bit
hesitant to latch, at a home birth. (The only anesthesia we use in the home
is local infiltration after the baby is born, in the event that sutures are
needed. Only labors that start spontaneously and progress satisfactorily
will lead to a home birth. And since most of my colleagues have never
attended a home birth, they really don't know what it is they are trying to
simulate in the hospital when they claim to be striving for a home-like
atmosphere there.)>>
I have. Sigh. Me. Timothy -- my reason for being an IBCLC. Home birth --
third baby -- wouldn't latch/couldn't latch for over 5 days. Was always a
crappy breastfeeder. Slightly high palate and receding chin combined with
short stubby nipples. But breastfed two girls with virtually no problems.
Tim is the epitome of the WWM -- Wimpy White Male.
Or was then -- he's currently 6-4, a college senior double majoring in psych
& Spanish and planning to go on for his PhD in psych one of these days. No
longer wimpy, though definitely a white male. (Blue eyes too, in case anyone
wants to know).
No meds, no separation, 40 weeks, 8-5 at birth, husband delivered because
the midwife didn't get there in time....wonderful birth -- fabulous -- by
candlelight because there was no electricity due to a storm.
Oh yes, and I was the only one there that KNEW how to deliver a baby....so I
had to tell Bob what to do. (Not the first time I've told him what to do --
probably not the last, but he's withstood nearly 36 years none the less).
Also, to complicate matters, I produced a maximum of 3 cc in the left
breast, about 3, occasionally 4 ounces in the right. Never figured out why that
was either. And had plenty of milk for the girls. (I say that carefully -- I
had *just enough*).
We persisted for a year with me pumping faithfully and Tim getting what he
could out of the right breast. But we had to supplement the entire time.
So there are those mysteries that just don't make any sense, and defy
explanation. That's what keeps us humble, I think.
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(") Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
_Lactation Education Consultants_
(http://www.lactationeducationconsultants.com/)
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