[Magdalen] Baby Prayers

[Ginga Wilder]

Praying, Marilyn.
Ginga

On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 5:04 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
> >
>