tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post6466153291622370603..comments2024-03-29T01:58:11.152-04:00Comments on Down Syndrome New Mama: Breastfeeding Your Baby - Part Oneds.mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08631570001473985562noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post-64666880328514253802012-03-05T15:32:02.742-05:002012-03-05T15:32:02.742-05:00Beautiful!
Nikki
www.madebynikki.blogspot.com - b...Beautiful!<br /><br />Nikki<br />www.madebynikki.blogspot.com - blog design to support special needs orphans in India!Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177713668325278917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post-82286202555439746352012-02-29T21:29:05.604-05:002012-02-29T21:29:05.604-05:00Wonderful story to share. Our stories are very sim...Wonderful story to share. Our stories are very similar though Nava had a much easier start (no NICU). But everyone thought her latch was good and she got enough. And it turned out she wasn't. We ended up supplementing with formula before Domperidone changed things. My story is up at http://navagating.blogspot.com/2011/07/no-one-told-me-i-couldnt-my-nursing.html<br />My experience was a life changer-I'm now starting a course to be an LC!Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17265301039878139342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post-75067999097125173642012-02-29T08:49:34.347-05:002012-02-29T08:49:34.347-05:00Wow - This sounds so familiar I could have written...Wow - This sounds so familiar I could have written most of it myself. Ryder and I had to the same issue of duodenal atresia, except that he was born in a small hospital in our home town then taken by life flight to a hospital an hour away. Since he was born via c-section, the OB doctor would not release me for 2 days after his birth. I pumped excessively to store everything I could for him until I could get to where he was. <br />Once there, the doctors and staff would not let me try to nurse because they wanted to "track" everything that he received by mouth - so I pumped even more. It was a very frustrating time for us, but we are now at home, he is almost 16 weeks old, and he is still trying to nurse. <br />Each day may bring a different challenge, and he gets frustrated because he has to work for food at the breast, so nursing doesn't always work. I've been pumping in the meantime and feeding him bottles of expressed milk with no supplementing of formula, so my supply hasn't dropped much. When he will nurse, we go a little longer each time, so it's still a work in progress. I'm determined to nurse him so that I can get away from this stupid pump! :)Chrisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15234201664595348579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post-7854472023720012472012-02-29T08:35:18.039-05:002012-02-29T08:35:18.039-05:00^^Ditto Becca. We had a slow start too (duodenal ...^^Ditto Becca. We had a slow start too (duodenal atresia) but Ellie could have gone to EBF had I not gone back to work right when she figured it out!Education: Exploring Online Learninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01081392219158709629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5751462964274808617.post-67675489056237595782012-02-29T08:05:31.503-05:002012-02-29T08:05:31.503-05:00I often tell people about nipple shields, and am e...I often tell people about nipple shields, and am eternally grateful to the friend that suggested them to me. They were a game-changer for us. :-)Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963099760885760598noreply@blogger.com