Frustration Friday

Friday was frustrating!
After taking Thursday off from a Kraam to do my Lactation Course I returned to a family to find that instead of the baby breastfeeding beautifully, ( which was the case when I left), the baby was feeding from a bottle.
The midwife had visited when I was away and had informed the mother that giving breast milk from the bottle was the same as feeding from the breast!
This is not true as babies feeding from the breast receive a better transfer of antigens as well as giving the mother protection against cancer.
Other things were said too which were incorrect and left me feeling frustrated.
I now have to build up the mothers confidence in order to try to feed again from the breast.
I will let you know the outcome.............

Calm Still Waters

Well it was a better day today.
Calmer and more peaceful.
Baby is feeding well from the breast and not a policeman or ambulance man in sight!
Apparently it was all a mix up as the ambulance men did not understand what was said in Persian!

An ordinary day in the life of a kraamverzorgende....

Today was to be an ordinary day.
I went to work finishing off my last day at a family where the mother only spoke Spanish and a little Dutch.
It had been a relaxed quiet week where the mother had chosen to give bottle feeding due to her hiv status.
After the stillness comes the storm they say!
Later today as I approached my new family I was met by two ambulance men looking like they were trying to resucitate a man on the floor of a bedroom.
It turned out it was the father of the baby who was hyperventilating.
After taking the baby into another room the man became very aggressive and abusive towards the ambulance men.
The police were called for "back-up".
They arrived within minutes and finally calmed the situation down,
( I was still holding the baby and shaking!!).
Finally the police and ambulance men left and things gradually calmed down.
This was no ordinary day!!
More tomorrow................

everything is possible!!

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Look at these many positions for breast feeding.
There are no rules, anything is possible!

Mother love

Have just finished working with a single mother of 7 children
It was busy in the house and sometimes a bit crazy
It was not perfect but the most important element was present:-
LOVE.
That mother loved her children and was totally in love with her new baby.
Sometimes we may not have everything that the world thinks is important but when we have love for our children they thrive and grow.
She also breast fed every one of them!