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post #21 of 28
9/6/06 at 8:56pm
She doesn't have to go back. Stop seeing that midwife immediately.
post #22 of 28
9/7/06 at 3:36am
That is some of the worst breastfeeding advice I've ever heard. (I'm floored over that whole cold towel thing.

If I was your friend, I'd file a formal complaint, and I'd tell the midwife's office exactly why I was finding another care provider. If she has a supervisor I could talk to, I'd recommend that the midwife get in touch with LLL and get some formal training in human lactation before she does some real damage! Crazy!


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post #23 of 28
9/8/06 at 8:13am
There's abosolutely no reason she has to keep seeing that midwife. I'm in Canada as well, and if you don't want to see a healthcare practitioner, you just stop going. Not a big deal.

Does your local hospital have a lactation consultant on staff? She can take the baby there to be weighed to see how she's gaining.
post #24 of 28
9/8/06 at 8:45am
Quote:
Originally Posted by mamaofthreecats
. since nursing is always difficult at first, the baby can still get nutrients from the umbilical cord---
nursing is NOT always difficult at first....
post #25 of 28
9/8/06 at 10:08am
Thats information does sound aweful
post #26 of 28
9/8/06 at 11:31pm
Thread Starter 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ruthla

8 lbs is pretty big for a newborn. Did your friend get IV fluids (fluids through a needle in her arm) while in labor? If so, the baby might have had extra fluid in her when she was born- meaning that she weighed 8 lbs but maybe she was supposed to weigh only 7 lbs and she could be the perfect weight right now!
Sorry, wrong conversion. It is 6.6 lbs (3 kg).
post #27 of 28
9/9/06 at 12:04am
Thread Starter 
My friend went to a pediatrician when the baby was 2 weeks old. The doctor said that baby was fine, that there was no reason to worry about her weight and no reason to give her formula. He said to come and weight the baby again at one month, not before.
Now the baby is 3 weeks old. I spoke with the mother on a phone today. The baby nurses very strong, the mother has enough milk and now her problem is leaking diapers She thinks that the baby is not gaining weight quickly, but she is not worried about it. It is no reason to give her formula.
post #28 of 28
9/9/06 at 2:53am
I'm so glad the baby's nursing well!

So, is she going to report that awful midwife or what?

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