[Magdalen] Baby Prayers

[Sally Davies]

I had this kind of experience with Evan, and if he'd been my first I think
I would have given up breastfeeding. He just wouldn't feed properly or put
on weight...

So we went out and bought a rather pricey electric breast pump and for
about 10 days I expressed and gave it to him in a bottle. He never looked
back, and after that we managed to get him back on the breast, which I'd
thought might be difficult but wasn't. During the bottle feeding period I
did let him keep nursing so he was able to improve his strategy.

The problem really was that he wasn't getting enough in which made him
agitated and therefore less able to get the technique right on his side.

With due respect to the nurse and others of her opinion, I think the idea
of "a bit of formula to get them started" is utter BS!! All it starts is
trouble!

Best wishes to Katelyn, may she go from strength to strength.

I do realise weight gain is important but surely not the only indicator
that a baby is doing well? If's she's now feeding and doing everything else
she's supposed to do, and the nappies look normal, I'm sure it won't be
long before the scales show progress too.

Sally D

On Saturday, July 4, 2015, Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com> wrote:

> My daughter just had her first baby...a little girl, Katelyn. She was born
> in a rush and seemed fine but did not nurse well.
> At home, after the nurse suggested trying a bit of formula to get her
> started she had some kind of episode where she just went totally limp.
> We rushed her to the ER. She was fine but kept for observation overbite and
> discharged. She is eating fine, but at one week has not started to gain her
> weight back. The doc saw today and will see again in one week to keep close
> eye on her til weight gain is there.
>
> My anxieties are sky high over this little one and her parents.......I
> really need to find some calm.
>
> Prayers requested mostly for this little one to prosper and this grandma to
> calm down!
> Marilyn
>