Well it was a better day today.
Calmer and more peaceful.
Baby is feeding well from the breast and not a policeman or ambulance man in sight!
Apparently it was all a mix up as the ambulance men did not understand what was said in Persian!
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
An ordinary day in the life of a kraamverzorgende....
Today was to be an ordinary day.
I went to work finishing off my last day at a family where the mother only spoke Spanish and a little Dutch.
It had been a relaxed quiet week where the mother had chosen to give bottle feeding due to her hiv status.
After the stillness comes the storm they say!
Later today as I approached my new family I was met by two ambulance men looking like they were trying to resucitate a man on the floor of a bedroom.
It turned out it was the father of the baby who was hyperventilating.
After taking the baby into another room the man became very aggressive and abusive towards the ambulance men.
The police were called for "back-up".
They arrived within minutes and finally calmed the situation down,
( I was still holding the baby and shaking!!).
Finally the police and ambulance men left and things gradually calmed down.
This was no ordinary day!!
More tomorrow................
I went to work finishing off my last day at a family where the mother only spoke Spanish and a little Dutch.
It had been a relaxed quiet week where the mother had chosen to give bottle feeding due to her hiv status.
After the stillness comes the storm they say!
Later today as I approached my new family I was met by two ambulance men looking like they were trying to resucitate a man on the floor of a bedroom.
It turned out it was the father of the baby who was hyperventilating.
After taking the baby into another room the man became very aggressive and abusive towards the ambulance men.
The police were called for "back-up".
They arrived within minutes and finally calmed the situation down,
( I was still holding the baby and shaking!!).
Finally the police and ambulance men left and things gradually calmed down.
This was no ordinary day!!
More tomorrow................
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Borstvoeding.com: kenniscentrum voor borstvoeding - Kraamtijd - Borstvoedingshoudingen
Borstvoeding.com: kenniscentrum voor borstvoeding - Kraamtijd - Borstvoedingshoudingen
Look at these many positions for breast feeding.
There are no rules, anything is possible!
Look at these many positions for breast feeding.
There are no rules, anything is possible!
Monday, April 9, 2012
Mother love
Have just finished working with a single mother of 7 children
It was busy in the house and sometimes a bit crazy
It was not perfect but the most important element was present:-
LOVE.
That mother loved her children and was totally in love with her new baby.
Sometimes we may not have everything that the world thinks is important but when we have love for our children they thrive and grow.
She also breast fed every one of them!
It was busy in the house and sometimes a bit crazy
It was not perfect but the most important element was present:-
LOVE.
That mother loved her children and was totally in love with her new baby.
Sometimes we may not have everything that the world thinks is important but when we have love for our children they thrive and grow.
She also breast fed every one of them!
Saturday, March 17, 2012
Motivation
Haven't blogged for a while due to being busy
Just finished working with a Dutch family who really wanted to breast feed their first baby
The baby was slightly premature and very sleepy
The mother had a painful, swollen episiotomy wound
The odds were against us
After finger feeding for 3 days the baby finally went onto the breast but kept falling asleep!
After 10 days and lots of patience he is feeding and putting on weight
It just needed time and lots of patience
If the motivation is there you will succeed!
Just finished working with a Dutch family who really wanted to breast feed their first baby
The baby was slightly premature and very sleepy
The mother had a painful, swollen episiotomy wound
The odds were against us
After finger feeding for 3 days the baby finally went onto the breast but kept falling asleep!
After 10 days and lots of patience he is feeding and putting on weight
It just needed time and lots of patience
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