And this is the major difference. As has been said before, we live in a society of instant gratification, we do not encounter breastfeeding as one part of normal female reproductive behaviour, we have forgotten how to trust our body and instead trust 'others' to provide answers. Then when it our turn to birth and nurture we attempt or try in a hospital setting with strangers around us. No wonder that breastfeeding becomes such as challenge for so many. Women who birth at home are different. They trust themselves, they seek out information, they explore many options and they have belief Just my humble opinion on a cold wintry morning:) Alesa
Alesa Koziol Clinical Midwifery Educator Melbourne ----- Original Message ----- From: "jo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:39 AM Subject: RE: [ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding feedback > 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. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
