Jac and I tried to breast feed again tonight (we did not try last night because I was attending a Infant/Child CPR class in Denver). This time we used both a nipple shield and an SNS (Supplemental Nursing System). Jac seemed quite content to suck while Daddy worked the SNS and I held him and my breast. Unfortunately I think we were a bit aggressive priming the SNS and Jac spit-up a huge amount while he was at my breast. Not pretty. We got him cleaned up and stopped the breast feeding and then fed him some from the bottle to clear the acid from his throat.
The SNS is giving me hope that we can get him used to eating at the breast and transition him from the bottle. The SNS supplies milk from a bottle attached to me through a small tube that sits right at my nipple so when he sucks on the nipple shield he causes milk to come from my breast and from the SNS. This way he gets the immediate gratification from the SNS but he gets used to eating from the breast.
Oh please let this and a lot of hard work get us to breastfeeding! Please!
Taj,
ReplyDeleteI used the SNS for quite a while with Matthew. We used to call it my necklace. It was a pain in the .... but it really helped. Make sure you are using the smallest tubing for Jac. That will hopefully help with the spit up. It is a great way to see how much he is drinking and hopefully you are making enough milk that he will figure it out without needing the SNS for long. Good luck. Keep at it! Karen B.