Hi Jan,
I introduced myself back in July 1999 when I passed my IBCLC, but have been
lurking ever since. I am a relatively new IBCLC and expect to continue learning
for the rest of my life---but I felt humbled by the vast experience of all of you
posting to Lacnet and did not feel I had anything to offer till now. I had a
woman in my breastfeeding support group who had a screaming baby. The only time
this little one would quiet was when she was being jiggled vigorously by
mom--even during feedings (hard to latch while jiggling--but this mom managed!).
Mom went to an infant massage class when her daughter was 6 weeks old. Amazing
changes happened soon after she started massaging her baby daily. She gradually
increased the massage time from a few minutes to 30 minutes and her baby became
increasingly calmer. This little girl is now two. Still challenging, but
blessed with a wonderful calm and caring mom. They both have found ways to curb
her frustrations and enjoy life together. Has this baby been checked for
medical problems that might cause chronic pain? I know of one baby who had
torsion of his testicle and was a new baby post op.
Thanks for the opportunity to join in the chatting
Gale Denis IBCLC
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> 2. homeopathy
> 3. occisillicum
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> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 20:50:57 EST
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> Subject: Diane's suggestions
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> Diane says,
>
> > Maybe it's worth taking another look at overactive let-down/oversupply.
> > A few years ago I saw a momw/ a *miserable* baby. I was confident
> > *I* could settle the baby in a slingand get her to sleep... but I couldn't.
> >
> >
> I'm convinced we get to help moms with these babies in order to make sure we
> KNOW we don't know it all. I'm always humbled when I can't fix it -- can't
> even HELP, sometimes. Sigh.
>
> I pondered the oversupply thing -- even thought that might be it when I first
> talked to her on the phone, but no, I don't think so. He's like this
> unrelated to feeds -- as I said, it started in the hospital before he had
> even gotten anything to eat -- and then even before her milk came in and all
> she had was colostrum. And even now, she's lucky to breastfeed him for more
> than two minutes once or twice a day before she just resorts to giving him
> the bottle in utter despair because he's screaming so much. When I saw him
> yesterday, he settled for a few minutes after his bottle feed (of EBM) and
> almost drifted off to sleep, but kept rousing himself as though he couldn't
> bear to keep his eyes shut.
>
> She told me that the nurses kept bringing him to her in the hospital telling
> her that he was crying inconsolably -- and she couldn't do much to console
> him herself.... which is what led me to the birth trauma thingy -- but then I
> wonder about the possibility of true lactose intolerance? While I know that
> theoretically this can't occur in babies, I wonder if there is that rare
> child.....
>
> Nothing amiss in the stools, however, and abdomen is soft, and he's not
> particularly gassy (which is a miracle given the amount of time he spends
> crying). I called her and left a message -- which she hasn't yet returned,
> so I don't know if she tried anything I suggested or not.
>
> Jan
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> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 22:08:07 EST
> From: Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: homeopathy
>
> Dear Friends:
> Homepathic remedies are safe in lactation; as homeopathy is an energetic
> medicine, there are no molecules of substance that can go from mother's
> stomach into her blood into her milk into her baby. This includes
> Oscillococcinum.
> Warmly,
> Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI
> craniosacral therapy practitioner; childbirth educator
> Elkins Park (a suburb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; northeastern USA)
> supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 23:14:38 -0500
> From: The Turner Home <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: occisillicum
>
> Hi all this homeopathic remedy is safe for breastfeeding as are mostr =
> homeoapthics- and it works well.=20
>
> mechell turner
>
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> Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 21:58:36 -0600
> From: "Sara D. Furr" <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: <No subject given>
>
> Winnie noted that insurance companies may be leading the way in terms of
> being supportive of breastfeeding employees. And then wondered if they also
> reimburse for LC services, pumps, etc. I am the one who had posted about my
> insurance company employer being supportive of my breastfeeding and I will
> also say that same company (WAY BACK in the spring of 1995) did in fact
> reimburse for LC home visits. I think the key is that the LC who helped me
> gave me a bill which included the necessary ICD-9 codes to file a claim on
> my son. I was insured through a PPO at the time. I was given a manual pump
> by postpartum nurses after my last delivery (May, 2000) and it was also paid
> for. I still haven't opened the package but that is another story. (The one
> about how not all breastfeeding mothers need pumps.)
>
> Sara Dodder Furr, breastfeeding advocate and volunteer
> Lincoln, Nebraska
>
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