ChaniRhiGlenn wrote:
>
> Back in May I posted about having become an honorary grandmom, and how,
> unhappily, mom had decided not to breastfeed, because baby just wasn't
> getting it right, and she didn't want to make him cry. So she pumped her
> breasts and gave him her milk via the bottle. Well, I kept my mouth shut and
> bought her a good pump. From time to time, in the first few weeks, she
> would offer Akil the breast, but he'd still get it "wrong" and she didn't
> persist. Unfortunately, she didn't persist with the pumping either, and by
> three months had a dwindling supply, and Akil was getting more and more
> formula.
>
> At three-and-one-half months, she called me at four in the morning -- "what
> do I do" -- she was hysterical. What's wrong, Nikki, I shrieked with
> concern.
> "Akil's nursing!!! What do I do?" It turns out, she was hysterical with
> laughter. While co-sleeping and cuddling, Akil started nursing, CORRECTLY,
> and got mad when her breasts ran out of milk, and Nikki wanted to know how
> to get her milk supply back. Well, that was about a month ago. Nikki
> started putting him to breast ad lib, and pumping at work every two to three
> hours. And not trusting to process alone, also took fennugreek, blessed
> thistle and mothers milk tea. It is now four weeks later, and she has
> abundant supply. And Akil is TOTALLY breastfed!!!!
>
> My father says "Nothing is impossible. Some thing's just take a little
> longer."
>
> Chanita
> San Francisco
>
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Its great to hear these stories to, Isn't it amazing what baby can
figure out if we just let them feel comfortablt at the breast and don't
try to force them tp accept it. They will when they are ready.
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