Dear Abby Have you told your ECN of your journey subsequent to her advice?? Denise Hynd
"Never believe that a few caring people can't change the world. For, indeed, they are the only ones who ever have." Margaret Mead ----- Original Message ----- From: "Abby and Toby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] "formula lunches" > >>Just like a traumatic birth experience, this takes time to work through > but perhaps could be avoided if these women had been supported in a > breastfeeding culture initially. > P.S. I wet nursed a friend's adopted baby - she is now 20 > > Pinky > > Hi, > > This topic is great reading. > While suffering with PND, which I think was PTSD, my ECN suggested I start > comp feeding because one day Akayrii had lost weight. I was advised to come > in and see her every week, drink sustagen and comp feed one feed a day. She > gave me samples of different formulas and away I went. What this meant was > me being stressed, stacking on the weight( thanks sustagen) and my milk > supply dwindling. > What I was not told and am quite upset now that I know a lot more than I did > then, was that ABA existed and they could really help me, I was given no > helpline numbers, no support group numbers, I wasn't told that comp feeding > could decrease my supply not increase it ( even though it gave my nipples a > rest and gave my body a chance to make more milk??!!), that comp feeding > could cause nipple confusion etc etc. > I adore my ECN but that is one thing I feel so let down about, I struggled > with "failing" at birth and then had to deal with "failing" at > breastfeeding. My daughter self weaned at 9months, she was having about 3 > feeds from me and 2 comp feeds at that stage. She started getting eczema at > 6months and has just gotten worse and worse. Ever since she started on > formula she has had, what I believe to be weakened lungs and was suffering > from asthma for a little while. It wasn't until I came out of my PND haze at > 11months, that I realised what had happened and the choices I had made and > then it was too late. > Anyway, my point is that I find it distressing that some midwives and early > childhood nurses and other professionals have no idea how to support or > encourage breastfeeding mums. > From the things I have read now I know why. It is really sad. Formula > companies make so much money, if they were that interested in maternal and > child health they would put money into researching how to help encourage and > educate women to breastfeed, not sponsoring meetings and luncheons. > > Thanks for the book recommendations........yay more books to buy!! > Love Abby > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
