Lactation consultants, who can be very helpful in many situations, often can not diagnose medical reasons
for lactation failure.
Not exact matches
Name: Crystal Lives in: Jersey City, New Jersey Breastfeeding experience: Stressful, disappointing, and upsetting Main challenges:
Lactation failure; took time to diagnose the problem; felt shamed by lactation consultants Breastfed for: Tried for 5 weeks before finally
Lactation failure; took time to diagnose the problem; felt shamed by
lactation consultants Breastfed for: Tried for 5 weeks before finally
lactation consultants Breastfed
for: Tried
for 5 weeks before finally giving up
Called primary
lactation failure, this condition occurs when a mother's body does not make an adequate amount of milk
for her baby, even when everything else (including but not limited to: latch and positioning, breastfeeding frequency and exclusivity, mother and baby are kept together, baby's oral anatomy is fine — no tongue tie, cleft palate) is in order.
It can not be stressed enough that, if
lactation failure of a glandular nature is suspected, preglandular and postglandular factors are accounted
for and properly ruled out.
I find it inexplicable
for the wider
lactation community's
failure to call those questioning the sincerity and motivations of the Fed Is Best founders and community members.
«Dealing with low milk supply, it's whatever keeps you sane — that's the most important thing to do,» says Retter, 28, who has been breast - feeding her daughter
for two years, supplementing with formula and documenting her experience at her blog, Diary of a
Lactation Failure.
Called «primary
lactation failure,» this condition occurs when a mother's body does not make an adequate amount of milk
for her baby, even when everything else is in order (including but not limited to: latching and positioning, breastfeeding frequency and exclusivity, mother and baby being kept together, baby's oral anatomy is fine with no tongue - tie or cleft palate).
This, combined with the book's recommendation
for less than optimal numbers of feedings, could have been the cause of many of the cases we have seen of «Babywise» babies with poor weight gain and a diagnosis of
failure to thrive,» says Barger, who has served as president of ILCA and as a member of the examining board
for lactation consultants» professional certification.
Materials
for breastfeeding education or promotion should INCLUDE factors that are necessary
for breastfeeding success, and EXCLUDE factors that contribute to breastfeeding
failure or are irrelevant to
lactation success.
(
For instance, if the mother's milk supply has dwindled due to ineffective stimulation and drainage of milk from the breasts, then the correction of the tie will not in itself address the domino effects of
lactation failure that may already have occurred.)
Health insurance companies need to reimburse doctors
for the time they spend attending to breast - feeding issues, to cover galactogogues, and to cover donor breast milk
for women with
lactation failure.
Because the complexities of
lactation failure are so little studied and so often misunderstood, women can often feel that they are at fault, rather feeling like they are suffering from a medical issue
for which they need and deserve professional help.
A dam may have
lactation failure or not enough milk production
for the entire litter.