Gail, I am the mother of four children; the first two were born in a hospital birth centre and the last two were born at home.
I experienced lots of problems breastfeeding the first two - including cracked and bleeding nipples, extreme pain, difficulty latching, etc - but no problems whatsoever feeding #3 and #4. All four babies had skin on skin and the first breastfeed shortly after birth. During my hospital labours I received pethidine and nitrous oxide and experienced a "managed third stage". I did receive an oxytocin injection during one of my homebirths due to very heavy bleeding after the placenta was born. I received lots and lots of conflicting bfing advice during my hospital stays with #1 and #2. I didn't really need or ask for any advice after my hbs as both babes fed without problems. I grew up seeing my mother bfing my younger siblings and it never occured to me that I would not bf. I remember seeing my mum experiencing pain during an early bf and her telling me that it can be uncomfortable the first few days but that is ok and it gets better. The best bfing advice I ever got was to persevere for the first two weeks; after that it is a breeze. So, perhaps it was the drugs in labour that caused my problems with #1 and #2. The conflicting advice in hospital didn't help. Those early issues did not dissuade me, however, and both babies were fully breastfed for some time. My homeborn babes fed like champs without any problems, although I have experienced several bouts of mastitis with all but my firstborn. Rachele ---- Gail McKenzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > To all you magnificent home birth warrior women out there, could you please > tell me if any of your birthing women have problems with breastfeeding. I'm > a middy student working on a ward at the present & I'm astounded by how many > women have problems with breastfeeding. > > If your women do not, please enlighten me as to why you think this is. If > they do, again, what do you put this down to? > > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
