6 months postpartum and still wanting to breastfeed.
6 Months Postpartum, and Still Wanting to Breastfeed. RP got pregnant after the first act of aiming (“Surprise!”) and felt pretty good all along. In the 5th month of pregnancy, a routine ultrasound revealed that her baby was had several organ defects. Her world changed. At 28 weeks, she began to have weekly ultrasounds. She.. read more →
Professional woman with 5 children under age 6
(Note: This is the story of one woman who found a way to manage 5 babies under the age of 6! Breastfeeding is different for every mother and baby. Each mother of multiples has a unique story. Nikki suggests that everyone working with breastfeeding to go and visit a mother with triplets or more to.. read more →
Slow gaining younger sibling.
The Slow Gaining Younger Sibling By Maureen Koestler RN, Mother of 6 sons, Foster-mother of 3 sons, BS, IBCLC, LLL My first challenging experience with a mother whose baby was not gaining was the fifth or sixth child of a mother who had nursed before. At the home visit, I left a baby scale and.. read more →
Can’t always try again.
No Time Like the Present Sometimes, when breastfeeding doesn’t go well, someone may say to the mother, “Well, next time you can try again.” Some women can’t try again. Here is a story about that: A woman and her husband got pregnant. They were very happy about this, and she looked forward to breastfeeding. She.. read more →
Integrity and Courage
Integrity and Courage Integrity and courage take many forms. I think of the mother, whose nipples were like hamburger, saying fiercely, “I have to breastfeed! I’m a pediatrician!” She gathered herself, and offered her baby her damaged nipple, hoping and trusting that the new technique of latch would be comfortable. She wept with joy and.. read more →
Sometimes breastfeeding can be taught as an adversarial activity.
This woman’s story is sad because it is too common. Even in 2012, some hospital staff are still ignorant about breastfeeding. I worked today with a mother that had been battling at breast with her new baby for 2 weeks. She was doing everything that she had been taught to do in the hospital. This.. read more →
