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NurseNat · 12-24-2007, 12:09 PM

I'm not sure how old this post is, but if there are any other moms out there fighting with the tubes and bags and all the 'joys' that go with it I have one thing to say-- Get thee to a LLL meeting! I too used the Lactaid supplimenter as my daughter had difficulty with a proper latch (Mouth too small, nipple to big) and I had difficulties with supply. She ended up using the supplimenter from 4 weeks to 5 months. She FINALLY got it and is still nursing like a champ at 14 months. The ONLY reason that I stuck with it that long was because of the support that I received from my local LLL group. I still go just so that I can lend a hand to the other moms that may be on the verge of insanity due to similar challenges. Using any SNS can be a great challenge on top of trying to care for yourself and your new babe. So finding a support person or group dramatically increases your feelings of retaining your sanity!

12-24-2007, 12:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
NurseNat Registered User iTrader: 0 / 0% Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1	Hang in there! I'm not sure how old this post is, but if there are any other moms out there fighting with the tubes and bags and all the 'joys' that go with it I have one thing to say-- Get thee to a LLL meeting! I too used the Lactaid supplimenter as my daughter had difficulty with a proper latch (Mouth too small, nipple to big) and I had difficulties with supply. She ended up using the supplimenter from 4 weeks to 5 months. She FINALLY got it and is still nursing like a champ at 14 months. The ONLY reason that I stuck with it that long was because of the support that I received from my local LLL group. I still go just so that I can lend a hand to the other moms that may be on the verge of insanity due to similar challenges. Using any SNS can be a great challenge on top of trying to care for yourself and your new babe. So finding a support person or group dramatically increases your feelings of retaining your sanity!