Steph Arthur wrote:
Were this bubs in the SCN?? If so being of a lower birth weight with
BSL that are not great, formula comp-ing would not be a bad idea..
With all due respect - but not as good an idea as being offered the
breast, surely?
Esp considering these bubs are most likely going to drop some weight
post birth. That could mean twin 2 could reaslistically drop to below
2kg.
Also, I am under the impression that due to the increased risk of
these bubs' sugars dropping further (being LBW and premature) then
requiring IVT, 4/24 BSL etc one or two comp feeds to allow mum to get
her head around breastfeeding two bubs and recovering from the labour
etc sounds reasonable.
Yes but does it sound reasonable to the mother? Surely whether it
'sounds reasonable' to any of us is a moot point - nothing in the
original story tells me that this woman had any reason *not* to make
'reasonable' decisions of her own about her babies - just another sane
mother committed to the wellbeing of her offspring. Or was there a
reference to psych illness or drug use that I missed?
What she needs to 'get her head around' any experience is surely up to her?
I do understand both sides- one being the desire of the mother to BF
versus the well-being of her babies. Just because these bubs were
offered a comp feed does not mean she cannot BF..
Um.
At the risk of jumping down a throat here (sorry, nothing personal in
this!), this makes it sound like this woman's desire to breastfeed her
babies is somehow putting them 'at risk' - like, how is there 2 sides to
this, with on 1 side this woman who doesnt sound like she wants anything
more than healthy breastfed babies, & on the other side the 'well-being'
of her babies???? How has the desire to breastfeed put this woman on the
other side of the fence to the health of her babies????
Maybe there are 2 sides to this debate, but in my book the mother is on
the same side as her babies! Which leaves the 'other side'.....?
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