Wednesday, January 16, 2013
A New Year
2013- A New Year, New Mums and New Babies.
Another year full of new life and challenges.
Started the year with a baby boy, Seth, a cutie who just loved the breast, so much so we could not get him off!
Just before New Year I went to a single mum with a new baby and a 2 year old .
A baby girl this time 4 kilos!
Due to a Caesarian Section and a lack of help in hospital with breast feeding the mother had deep cuts on her nipples so was unable to latch the baby on in the first few days.
After expressing and feeding her baby with a bottle one night she ran out of expressed milk and latched the baby on.
Baby fed beautifully with no pain!
She is now going from strength to strength and fully breastfeeding her baby.
I admire this mother who despite the challenges she faces is strong and determined to give her baby the best.
Another year full of new life and challenges.
Just before New Year I went to a single mum with a new baby and a 2 year old .
A baby girl this time 4 kilos!
Due to a Caesarian Section and a lack of help in hospital with breast feeding the mother had deep cuts on her nipples so was unable to latch the baby on in the first few days.
After expressing and feeding her baby with a bottle one night she ran out of expressed milk and latched the baby on.
Baby fed beautifully with no pain!
She is now going from strength to strength and fully breastfeeding her baby.
I admire this mother who despite the challenges she faces is strong and determined to give her baby the best.Thursday, December 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Back again!
Here I am again after a time away from blogging.
I have been busy working for three different kraamzorg bureaus as well as for myself.
Lots of breastfeeding problems which could have been avoided by good instruction on the first and second post-natal days in hospital.
As a result of poor or no instruction regarding latching the baby on to breastfeed, the mother often ends up with cut or damaged nipples.
This makes feeding difficult and painful and means an uphill struggle for successful feeding in the first week after birth.
Please, Nurses in hospitals if you do not know how to teach a new mother how to latch her baby properly onto the breast then refer her to a Lactation specialist or to someone who does know!
This would in turn make my job so much easier in the kraam week.
Thank you.
I have been busy working for three different kraamzorg bureaus as well as for myself.
Lots of breastfeeding problems which could have been avoided by good instruction on the first and second post-natal days in hospital.
As a result of poor or no instruction regarding latching the baby on to breastfeed, the mother often ends up with cut or damaged nipples.
This makes feeding difficult and painful and means an uphill struggle for successful feeding in the first week after birth.
Please, Nurses in hospitals if you do not know how to teach a new mother how to latch her baby properly onto the breast then refer her to a Lactation specialist or to someone who does know!
Thank you.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
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