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Orange County Breastfeeding Forum
The Orange County Breastfeeding Forum is created to support breastfeeding families by providing information and resources and exchange of expreriences from breastfeeding parents. The forum will be visited regularly by Nanny Gortzak, IBCLC, a lactation consultant living and working in Orange County, California.
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positioning for large breasted mom
by Kristie (no login)
Hi. By first-born is five days old and we are still having problems getting her to latch on. My breasts are large so positioning is difficult. Also, my nipples are not very "perky" so I am having difficulty with getting enough of my breast into her mouth to stimulate the sucking response. She sometimes cries for five minutes or more before I get her to latch on. Any advice from other large breasted moms would really be appreciated. Thanks, Kristie
It may be help[ful to try different positions. A perky nipple is not needed, but may be easier on the baby.
Try to find a way to support your breast such, that you are able to form a nipple sandwich that fits in your baby's mouth. Think indeed of a hamburger that does not fit sideways, but does fit in your mouth when the orientation is right. By supporting the breast, for instance with a rolled up diaper, towel of birpcloth or the like, the weight is lifted somewhat from the nipple. This may make the tissue of the nipple more pliable. Also, try manually to form the nipple a bit: if you have edema in the breasts (which probably happens only shortly after the delivery), you can really apply some pressure while doing this.
A handheld mirrot while latching on mey be helpfull to check the latch. Also, form thye nipple with the arm at the side where you are latching on. The arm from the opposite side will support your baby, by holding the back of the neck (not the back of the head, but lower. The back of the head triggers baby's to pull off the breast).
Hi! I have a 6 1/2 month old baby boy who is constipated. He is breastfed 6+ times per day and receives cereal and fruit in the a.m. and cereal and a vegetable and fruit in the p.m. We started solids about 1 month ago and have not had any problems until this week. I've cut out bananas and rice cereal. Am trying to stick with peaches, pears, mixed grain cereal, peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans, spinach and squash. He eats everything just fine but is really constipated. I've given him two infant suppositories to help him get things "moving" and they did temporarily but he is just not moving his bowels like he should be and like he has been. He hasn't had a good BM in 4 days. Today, I cut back on his solids a little bit and tried to nurse him more and I also gave him an ounce of diluted pear juice tonight. Any other suggestions? What am I doing wrong???? I would appreciate it if you would please email me privately after posting to the forum. Thank you so much!
Mandy
mandymilne@comcast.net
Sometimes babies of this age have still difficulties figuring out how to digest solid foods. Their gut system may not be completely ready yet. Sometimes it is just one kind of solid food that messes up things.
What you could try to do is to go back to exclusive nuring for now. Simple latch on as much as you can, feed at both sides, switch breasts again if he does need more food. This is like the frequency days when babies are a few weeks old and serves to increase your milksupply. Also, leave out the fruit juices. After a few days of exclusive nursing his stools should return to normal breastfeeding stools. Once he has normal stools for a few days, you can slowly introduce solids again. Start with one food at the time, start with just a teaspoon the first day. Increase this amount over the week. If the stools stay fine, you can introduce something else in the same way. Than you can mix/combine the two foods that you introduced. Third week is for introducing something new. Forht week for mixing, or introducing something new, etc. Try to alternate the different foodgroups that you are introducing, so you can figure quickly what is the problem. Cut out this food for the next two months or so, but continue to introduce other foods after stooling is back to normal. When all works out fine, you can finally introduce the problem foods with small amounts first and gradually increasing the amount.
I hope this will work for you. If problems are persistent, even after slowly and carefully introducing solids, you may want to consult with your physician.
I had a similar problem with my 6 month old. I Just gave a little bit of boiled and cooled water and made sure I was breastfeeding straight away after solids. I would avoid laxitives as it can interfere with there little digestive systems. It takes about 4 weeks for them to start going regularly. My son in the beginning, for 1 week without going for a poop. Just stick to frit and veg for now, then when he he/she is going regularly then introduce new things.
Hi Nanny - It looks like the meeting location for the June 15th LLL meeting needs to be changed from the Aliso Viejo library to the Mission Viejo Family Resource Center. Thanks!
I have bought a Whisper wear breastpump and a Lactina Select breastpump. After using both, I find I get used to the Lactina Select better. I would like to give the whisper wear to someone who needs it. If anyone is interested, you can email your name and address and I would have it send to you free.
This free item would be given on a First come first serve basis.
Does this pump has a money back garantee? As far as I know, the Whisper wear is a personal pump, which means that it should not be shared with others (or sold, or donated, which is very nice of you to do).
I am very interrested in the pump if you still have it. Is it single or double. I will pay for shipping as well if you would like. Just let me know how much and I will send you a money order, or I can paypal you the money if you have an account. Please email me and I will reply to the email and send you my address.
Thanks
April
Hi! I am very much interested in this breastpump and hope it is still available. I recently gave birth to twins (a boy and a girl). They are only 2 weeks old today but I am already exhausted!(double the work, double the fun).
Did you try already to latch on the babiess at the same time? A lactation consultant or a LLL leader can help you with this. It safes time, promotes a full milk supply. In stead of nursing one after another, you start the session when the first one wakes up for a feeding, you may need to wake up the other.
Also: there are twin clubs for mothers of twins in many places. You can find lots of support, experience and hands-on help with all the aspects of mothering twins.
Last: there is a great book available from LLL, written by Karen Gromada, called "Mothering Multiples".
For all who are interested in having a Human Milk Depot and Distribution Center in Orange County:
The Human Milk Depot Workgroup of the Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition will have a meeting on January 22nd at 12:30 pm in their office at 114 E. 19th Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (Y.E.S. building). RSVP 714-2421633
If you are interested in helping to realize the establishment of a milk depot in Orange County, please come to the monthly meeting of the Milk Depot Subcommittee of the Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition. You can either help out with the organization of our meetings with healthcareproviders, or donate money that you may assign specifically to the milkdepot. For more information, check out this webpage:
http://www.ocbreastfeedingcoalition.org
Nanny Gortzak, vice president of the OCBFC
This message has been edited by ngortzak on Jun 17, 2004 5:05 PM
On of the ways you can advocate for breastfeeding in Orange County is to become a member of the Orange County Breastfeeding Coalition.
The OCBFC promotes and supports breastfeeding and breastfeeding families. Among the members of the coalition are physicians, lactation consultants, public health nurses, nutritionists, La Leche League leaders and just people who are interested in breastfeeding.
There are several levels of membership possible: individual memberships, professional memberships and corporate memberships (for instance for hospitals and physicians offices).
The coalition holds a general meeting once every other month and in the alternate months there are board meetings. Both meetings are open to members.
To learn more about the coalition, please visit the website:
A recent small study found fire retardant in breastmilk. USA Today had an article on the front page about this. ALthough experts recommend breastfeeding, I worry that this new scare will make some women decide not to. I would like to know who funded the study. And how we can better promote breastfeeding. What do you think?
The message sent out by the media regarding contaminants in breastmilk can be confusing. The way it is presented almost suggests that breastmilk is a highly toxic substance. In reality, breastmilk shows to be a good nutritious food for babies. The major part of exposure to contaminants in babies takes place in utero. Breastfeeding adds up to this load, but when nursing long term, the properties in the breastmilk appear to conteract the effect of the contaminants. It is important that mothers know this.
If you are interested in reading about this topic, I suggest you check out the webpage from the International Lactation Consultants Association at
http://www.ilca.org/pubs/pospapers/EnvironContPP.pdf
Also, LLL links to articles about this subject:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/Release/contaminants.html
http://www.lalecheleague.org/FAQ/contaminants.html
Promotion of breastfeeding includes knowledge about contaminants in breastmilk. The fact is: it is there. Being aware of what reasearch is done helps mothers to make the right choice for their babies. By educating women we can promote and protect breastfeeding.
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This forum is not intended to replace your regular healthcare program: it serves only to provide breastfeeding information.
