Would you like me to post this to lactnet? There maybe someone with experience with a similar situation who can help. Kirsten Blacker Minnesota USA
>From: "simsarch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: breast feeding advice (long) >Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 09:20:00 +1030 > >From: "simsarch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: breast feeding advice >Date: Monday, 7 January 2002 8:49 AM > >Like Jackie, I was the sister/auntie/midwife when my sister birthed her >second baby in the same Birthing Centre in November. What a great >experience it was for me, really inspiring and a great encouragement to my >midwifery practice. A beautiful normal birth without unnecessary >intervention and so empowering not only for my sister, but also for me as a >midwife. I felt truly blessed that I was able to share such a wonderful >experience with my sister and her partner. >Unfortunately baby Nick was born with a cystic hygroma which was a complete >surprise to us all, and it is now that I write to this list to seek any >advice regarding his breastfeeding. His cystic hygroma is a fluid filled >sac (500mls) around his neck which goes into his mouth and protrudes under >his tongue. Thankfully it is just a cosmetic problem which will be treated >with surgery when he is around 6 months old. He cannot be operated on any >earlier than this. >He went straight to the breast at birth and appeared to suckle well and as >my sister had a drug free labour he was lovely and alert, and for the first >week of life it seemed as though breast feeding wouldn't present a problem. > However he is now 7 weeks old and is still only 50 grams above his birth >weight of 4520g. He is now starting to look pretty skinny, but not >obviously dehydrated, and still has lots of wet and dirty nappies, and is >usually settled in between feeds (other than between the 5-10pm feeding >frenzy time). He appears to attach and feed well @ every 2-3 hours at the >breast and has had the advice of an independent L.C. who agrees with me on >this. My sister has been expressing and giving Nick a top up 4 times a day >of 60mls of Ebm via a syringe (she cant manage a cup) yet his weight gain >is no more than 10gs per day. >I think that the cyst is preventing Nick from getting a really good >attachment, and other than expressing more frequently and topping him up >(which I am sure she will find overwhelming as she has a very active 23 >month old at home) can think of no other advice to give her. The paed she >is seeing, and is influenced by, is not breastfeeding aware and I feel is >on the verge of telling her to supplement with formula. Can anyone offer >any advice? >Kathy > > _________________________________________________________________ Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
