My well meaning lactation nurses didn't help me with anything but feeling inept.
The Lactation nurse didn't pick up on the short tongue and neither the 3 different doctors who visited.
In the hospital they supplemented her with my breastmilk to get her eating more but our lactation nurse doesn't want me to do that now that we are home.
Not exact matches
They're not there when: * your baby is diagnosed failure to thrive * you're threatened with formula feeding or the child will be removed from your care * the severe jaundice * the stinky teas and horsepills * your baby starts crying when you unbutton your shirt to feed them * your child eventually refuses the breast * you
nurse, then formula feed, then pump, then feed what you pumped, and then start all over again without a break * the
lactation consultants who offer helpful hints like «you must be
doing it wrong» or «stop being so lazy!»
Little
did I know that I could have given the formula to her myself actually from my breast and avoided a bottle all together had anyone at the hospital told me about something called a Supplemental
Nursing System (SNS) or
lactation aid.
I didn't, but instead went back to the
lactation department at the hospital and realized I was producing far less, despite her
nursing 10 - 12 times per day.
If you are concerned, an appointment with a
lactation consultant is helpful as she will
do a weigh in
nursing to document the actual intake at the breast.
If your breast milk is less than the demand of your baby as it requires several and frequent
nursing, don't hesitate to consult a
lactation expert or go for a formula feeding.
And just because you successfully breast fed one or more of your other children,
does not mean you might not have a challenge with a subsequent child, so a
lactation consultant is NOT exclusively for first time
nursing mothers.
I don't have a problem with
lactation rooms as long as women are not told that they must use them and as long as enough women keep
nursing in public to help normalize it and help combat the images of sexual breasts with images of nourishing breasts.
If you are lucky enough to be surrounded by family and friends who have
nursed multiple babies, it probably doesn't matter that you are not provided with a
lactation consultant to ensure all is well.
I have seen many early childhood
nurses, a speech pathologist, a
lactation consultant and am seeing a osteopath and everyone says that maybe he will grow out of it and maybe even if things could change he just doesn't have any incentive to change how he feeds as he gets all the milk he wants and it doesn't hurt or bother him.
It turned out okay only because I realized he was too hot, but babies often feel hot and I wouldn't fault any parent who didn't catch it... AND during that time in the NICU, I got another visit from the
lactation consultant who told me again his latch was great, and then suggested I not give him all of the formula the NICU
nurses had set out for me!!!! She actually said, «I don't think you need to give him all of that.
We talked to many
nurses and
lactation consultants and all of them said we were
doing what we were supposed to be
doing.
I put in a formal complaint on that stupid
lactation consultant, as
did I suspect the subbing
nurse.
I don't know if it was genetics, hormones, the fact that I was hungry all of the time, or the worthless
lactation cookies I ate to try to boost my supply, despite eating healthy, pumping or
nursing 10 times a day, and training for a half marathon, I didn't seem to lose my baby weight until after I stopped breastfeeding.
A
lactation nurse asked my sister if she had a plan if her new baby didn't latch on, when my sister was pumping due to my niece's hospitalization for jaundice.
If you don't feel comfortable talking to your doctor, make a switch or talk with another professional in the office, like a
nurse practitioner or
lactation consultant.»
Why
do you think there's more attention today on providing clean
lactation spaces for
nursing moms?
If his
nursing pattern doesn't start to regulate you may want to see a local
Lactation Consultant so they can evaluate a feed and help resolve any issues.
-- My milk never came in, despite me
doing everything the
lactation consultants, doctors, and
nurses told me to.
«Sometimes you struggle to find the words, but it
does feel like parents are comforted by your presence,» said Summer Kelly, a
nurse and
lactation educator who started the donor milk program at Advocate Children's Hospital in Park Ridge.
you might also want to see what payment plans are available (some practitioners let you
do it like layaway), try to avoid the
lactation nurses (useless in my experiance, as ours just told me I couldn't
do it and pushed formula — my son
nursed till just shy of his 1st birthday when * HE * decided to stop).
By devistating I mean that the
lactation nurse had me in a full on panic attack telling me that my daughter would DIE of immune issues if I
did not get her to latch on.
If the hospital doesn't have a
lactation consultant, ask for the
nurse who's the resident expert.
What I
did get was 3 meals a day delivered to me, yummy chocolate cake, a
lactation consultant on staff at my beck and call, a full body massage every day while I was in the hospital, and, oh yeah, expert care from doctors and
nurses with an OR and NICU down the hall if I needed it.
Don't hesitate to ask a
nurse to show you what to
do, and request visits from a lactation consultant while you're in the hospital (many hospitals have them on staff
do, and request visits from a
lactation consultant while you're in the hospital (many hospitals have them on staff).
If you
do have a latch / suck / etc problem that is not resolved by comfort or a position change, this is when those lovely
nurses,
Lactation Consultants, the local La Leche League Rep, or other breastfeeding coaches come in handy.
You might try reading segments from The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding or talking with a midwife or a
lactation consultant and getting some hard facts for your family members who don't support your stand on
nursing your baby.
If those two things don't work, try getting in touch with your OB / midwife /
lactation consultant / community health
nurse.
I am rather frustrated and disappointed by the number of «
lactation professionals» and those who speak / write from a position of authority on all things baby who so flippantly ignore the need of moms who aren't making enough milk, and truly don't want to have to supplement or quit
nursing altogether.
Going out and buying special
nursing teas or
lactation cookies will
do nothing if you don't know what's wrong.
Just
nurse that little one like crazy and consult with a
lactation consultant if you need any help — but as an experienced
nursing mom, I'm sure you're
doing great!
Humans are the only mammals on the planet who suffer from post - partum depression and post - partum psychosis - we are also the only mammals on the planet who are drugged during birth,
nurse by a clock, don't sleep with our babies, time our
nursing sessions, supplement with formula, use pacifiers (and a myraid of other behaviors that disrupt ancient hormonal production during
lactation).
I didn't know about in - home
lactation consultants or postpartum doulas and I stopped
nursing far sooner than I wanted.
I had
lactation consultants and the
nurses after my daughter was born tell me they would eventually come out and not to give up.they never
did, but i never gave up.
When I had my twins many people told me that breastfeeding would be hard which I didn't want to accept, after reading a lot about breastfeeding, the best tips I got was to drink tons of water, to use a
lactation tea, my favorite is Healthy
Nursing by secrets of tea, also avoiding stress is a good tips and of course eating healthy is one of the keys to successful breastfeeding
The
lactation consultant was a highly amusing parody of herself, but the evening
nurse did an awesome job of helping us figure out feeding.
Also I won't be bringing my breastfeeding pump this time since I already know how to use it and I don't plan to use it often, but if you're a first time pumper you may want to bring this so the
lactation consultants or
nurses can teach you how to use it properly.
But hindsight is always better than foresight... I have been to countless breastfeeding workshops and talked with multiple
lactation nurses and
done EVERYTHING I could possibly true.
See why
lactation expert Susan Condon says you don't need to wait until your breasts are full to
nurse your baby.
I didn't get much support from the hospital
lactation consultant or breastfeeding
nurse.
AMANDA DICKEY: So I
did have a
lactation consultant, I had a baby
nurse that was just there to help with the hands, then my husbands and I have assistants that are with me 24 hours a day, so a good group of people.
Meg, as a
lactation consultant, why
do you think we have this stigma now with wet -
nursing or cross-
nursing, basically feeding another person's baby?
Breastfeeding is also hard, and many women who struggle with it early on might simply resort to formula — because they can't find a
lactation consultant, because they don't know what else to
do, or because it's just easier than
nursing.
However in my private practice I
did have a client tell me that she never was able to meet with the
lactation nurse and she said «it was because whenever she happened to be visiting the NICU, the
lactation nurse was no long available.»
From my perspective, and from the feedback I've received so far (in many cases from
lactation advocates and
nursing mothers), the post was countering the shame that women who choose to practice extended breastfeeding have felt in a society that doesn't support them.
(1) Get up and walk; (2) don't plan on anything other than small light meals the first 24 hours afterwards; (3) take stool softener; (4) bring flip - flops; (5) use the nursery; (6) bring the number of a
lactation consultant who can visit you in the hospital if you plan to
nurse; (7) try to line up 1:1 adult to baby for the first few weeks, especially late afternoon and early evening.
The
nurses and
lactation consultant kept thinking I didn't want it as I turned to bottles in the hospital, until when I was checking out and the LC finally saw how raw and infected my breast was from trying.
I'm not the only one breastfeeding while preggo:) Ako naman I didn't pump at all with Olly, only during the first few months, then I took her and her Ate everywere when I was mobile na and breastfed in parking lots, naka - hazard sa may sidewalk or parking spaces in front of places where errands took us:P I have yet to try those
lactation rooms n the malls too pero soon, tandem
nursing na ako.