Most of the hb women - both fellow consumers as well as clients have very few breastfeeding probs. There are the exceptions but as a general rule, apart from the normal sore nipples and bit of engorgement during the first week or so - the majority have few probs.
I did have 1 client who had terrible probs - excruciating pain on attachment and let down - had all the signs of thrush but it turned out to be Raynaulds syndrome in the nipples - here's a link if anyone is interested http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/helthrpt/stories/s1181487.htm It seems that not a lot is known about this syndrome and can easily be diagnosed as thrush. Food for thought! Jo Hunter -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jo Watson Sent: Wednesday, 9 August 2006 11:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding feedback I totally agree with this as well... However, I work in a hospital as a Midwife, and had a wonderful homebirth experience, no drugs, normal 3rd stage, etc, skin to skin immediately... But my boy just had no idea. My 'equipment" didn't help much, either. I ended up hand expressing for 24 hours and syringe feeding, and skin to skin a LOT of the time with constant BF attempts. 2nd 24 hours we used a nipple shield to actually get him on the breast - this allowed him to draw my flat-ish nipple out, and 3rd 24 hours he was on the breast. This is where the damage was done. I was so desperate to have breastfeeding as NORMAL as possible (which it wasn't for the first few days) that I did a laydown feed, thinking gee, this hurts a bit, but it'll be right. Nup. Once the feed was over, there was blood and milk in the bed, and 1/3 of my nipple was missing. I developed a nipple infection and mastitis from this. When, after 5 weeks I realised that the reason my nipple wasn't healing was probably due to thrush (hence the stabbing breast pain, etc)... it took another 4 weeks for it to heal. It was well after 12 weeks before breastfeeding was comfortable. Sometimes it just isn't easy, no matter how good at it I wanted to be. It helps to have a baby who knows what they are doing, and 'good nipples' (which I have now, apart from the lipstick shaped one ;)). We are still breastfeeding now at 14 months, and I am proud to say he never had any formula. That was never an option for us. In hospital though, it is often a logical conclusion to the sore nipples problem. Women express 3 hourly and rest their nipples. But if the baby isn't being breastfed directly, out come the calculators, and if there isn't enough EBM to make up their 'required feed', what other choice is there? (sarcasm). Do or do not - there is no try ;) Jo On 09/08/2006, at 3:04 PM, suzi and brett wrote: > Agree with others - Plus in hosp: too many cooks/ opinions > conflicting and confusing information, very few midwives practice > Hands Off Technique (letting the woman touch her own breast to > attach), too many dummies / comping / bottles, drugs in labour, no > privacy / quiet places, crowded rooms with heaps of visitors and > next beds visitors too. little education of physically what is > happening / mouth anatomy, no co - sleeping, wrapped in blankets, > high section rates and no babies in recovery, Hep B shots, > agressive use of phototherapy, lots of weighing...and i'm sure we > could go on and on here.... > > Suzi > -- > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
