Yeah Valerie!!  No, I think it's the culmination of putting several 
interventions together and showing the mom - again - that the recipe 
works!   And of course the timing, this time, was right - older 
calmer baby, better milk supply, no doubt a quicker let-down reflex 
after a week or so more pumping.

So happy this is working out.

Pamela

Date:    Fri, 4 Sep 2009 23:29:09 -0400
From:    Valerie Vanderlip <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Slipping latch #3

Today baby M latched in the office with a 20mm breast shield (Mom was
willing to try again) for 20 minutes on each side and took 2.5 oz. total.

She had only been sleeping for 1.5 hr. when she came in.  Just getting her
undressed woke her up sufficiently to latch.

All I can say is baby's a little older, Mom's milk supply has increased due
to the combined use of Mother's Milk Tea and pumping frequently and probably
most importantly, the baby was able to be awoken before she was terribly
hungry.

Mom was encouraged and felt that she could recreate the scene by watching
for early feeding cues.  I had shared those with her earlier but she didn't
remember clearly.

I was so pleased to see this baby nurse so well.  Maybe this was the case to
help me learn patience (again).

Valerie Vanderlip, IBCLC
Marietta, Georgia USA

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