Comments on: A case in point http://isoglossia.com/2006/07/14/a-case-in-point/ Sun, 29 Nov 2009 13:02:30 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jdog http://isoglossia.com/2006/07/14/a-case-in-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1994 jdog Sat, 15 Jul 2006 04:54:56 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/?p=366#comment-1994 When I was in the hospital after giving birth to So, and the little bugger would absolutely NOT breastfeed--not for anything--the doctor told me that I was going to have to start giving him formula because he was in danger of starving and was already severely dehydrated and losing a scary amount of weight. But the nurses were so adamant that if I kept trying, eventually he would get the hang of breastfeeding, so they instructed me that I needed to feed him his formula from a syringe, drop by fucking drop. This was supposed to keep him from getting the much-hyped "nipple confusion" or something and allow him to get the hang of breastfeeding while, hopefully, not starving to death. Well, it takes a long time to feed a baby with a syringe, as you now know. It takes yet longer when that baby is desperately starving, just like it is harder to get Adam to drink now that he is, I'm sure, feeling more than a little desperate himself. And I sympathize with Magda. I was, of course, in a great deal of pain and severely sleep-deprived, alone, and trying (with no small desperation) to keep my baby alive, drop by fucking drop. It's a nightmare. (Obviously, once I got away from the "breastfeeding consultant", aka Nurse Stalin, at the hospital, I gave him a great big bottle with a great big rubber nipple, and things were fine.) I'm sorry to hear about this. Give Magda a huge hug for me. I hope you are all well soon. When I was in the hospital after giving birth to So, and the little bugger would absolutely NOT breastfeed–not for anything–the doctor told me that I was going to have to start giving him formula because he was in danger of starving and was already severely dehydrated and losing a scary amount of weight. But the nurses were so adamant that if I kept trying, eventually he would get the hang of breastfeeding, so they instructed me that I needed to feed him his formula from a syringe, drop by fucking drop. This was supposed to keep him from getting the much-hyped “nipple confusion” or something and allow him to get the hang of breastfeeding while, hopefully, not starving to death. Well, it takes a long time to feed a baby with a syringe, as you now know. It takes yet longer when that baby is desperately starving, just like it is harder to get Adam to drink now that he is, I’m sure, feeling more than a little desperate himself. And I sympathize with Magda. I was, of course, in a great deal of pain and severely sleep-deprived, alone, and trying (with no small desperation) to keep my baby alive, drop by fucking drop. It’s a nightmare.

(Obviously, once I got away from the “breastfeeding consultant”, aka Nurse Stalin, at the hospital, I gave him a great big bottle with a great big rubber nipple, and things were fine.)

I’m sorry to hear about this. Give Magda a huge hug for me. I hope you are all well soon.

]]> By: DarkoV http://isoglossia.com/2006/07/14/a-case-in-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1993 DarkoV Fri, 14 Jul 2006 20:26:56 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/?p=366#comment-1993 I'm sure you've tried this, so please excuse my addition. This seemed to work for both of our little ones when they threatened to Chernobyl on us. Fill the tub with lukewarm water. Have you or your lovely spouse jump in. Have lots of water bottles of various delivery systems close by. Gently lay Adam in, between your legs. After some splashing about, try offering him a water bottle. Hope this helps. I swear, it did work for us on many an occassion. We thought it had to do with water being on his body and water activity all about. I’m sure you’ve tried this, so please excuse my addition. This seemed to work for both of our little ones when they threatened to Chernobyl on us.

Fill the tub with lukewarm water.
Have you or your lovely spouse jump in.
Have lots of water bottles of various delivery systems close by.
Gently lay Adam in, between your legs.
After some splashing about, try offering him a water bottle.

Hope this helps. I swear, it did work for us on many an occassion. We thought it had to do with water being on his body and water activity all about.

]]> By: Jagosaurus http://isoglossia.com/2006/07/14/a-case-in-point/comment-page-1/#comment-1989 Jagosaurus Fri, 14 Jul 2006 12:18:06 +0000 http://isoglossia.com/?p=366#comment-1989 Oh dear. Oh dear.

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