kellywithtwo
04-18-2008, 03:56 PM
I am actually writing this for a friend of mine who has two month old boys she has not been able to breast feed. I visited her for the first time this week and was surprised to learn that she had all but given up. Kelly has been pumping so she is still producing milk, but the boys probably receive one bottle of breastmilk for every 4 bottles of formula.
As a past successful breastfeeding mom (my two are 21 and 16!), I jumped right in with encouragement and found your website for support. I want to continue to encourage Kelly, but she is concerned about being able to start breastfeeding after 4 weeks of no breast. One of the babies can latch on fairly well, but apparently not consistently, while the other (who has been spitting up after virtually every feeding), I observed, is not wanting to do the work to get his milk but screams in frustration instead, arching his back.
What advice can you give me to give her (Kelly doesn't have ready access to internet) as she does want to give her babies the benefit of her milk. I just think she needs a coach, who must be me!
As a past successful breastfeeding mom (my two are 21 and 16!), I jumped right in with encouragement and found your website for support. I want to continue to encourage Kelly, but she is concerned about being able to start breastfeeding after 4 weeks of no breast. One of the babies can latch on fairly well, but apparently not consistently, while the other (who has been spitting up after virtually every feeding), I observed, is not wanting to do the work to get his milk but screams in frustration instead, arching his back.
What advice can you give me to give her (Kelly doesn't have ready access to internet) as she does want to give her babies the benefit of her milk. I just think she needs a coach, who must be me!