Comments on: Breast-milk feeding a cleft palate baby – Jayne and Sienna’s story

By: Jayne

Jayne — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:03:53 +0000

Lovely :) Co sleeping really is magical! LOVE the name Jett too :)

By: Charndra from Part Time EC

Charndra from Part Time EC — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:30:47 +0000

Hi Jayne,
Oh yes, we co-sleep. Jett sleeps on a sheepskin next to me (his ‘fluff’ we call it) It feels really important to have this so natural sleeping arrangement when so much of his early months were hospital visits (12 plaster casts then 3 months full-time brace wear) and then always this darn brace at night when I so love to have the baby snuggles… we di get to occasionally, and that is wonderful…

I guess these compromises make us more understanding and empathetic of others, for sure. I too am so glad that other than his foot (which is corrected, just waiting out his childhood growth spurts until 5), Jett is perfectly healthy, and such a gem, I gush over him! LOL…

By: Jayne

Jayne — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 09:56:35 +0000

Hi Charndra, thanks so much for posting about your own experience as a baby! Wow, it must be a little difficult at times having to put your baby to bed in a brace like that :( Are you still able to co-sleep? I’ve seen your EC site in the past-It can be hard to compromise hey? But you sound like a very dedicated, inspiring mama!

Thanks too Karena for sharing the link, I hope this helps someone :)

By: Charndra from Part Time EC

Charndra from Part Time EC — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 09:03:52 +0000

Hi Jayne,
Wow, I really found your story inspiring, and I appreciate gaining such an intimate understanding of your emotional journey from the moment of Sienna’s birth.

As a co-sleeper from birth myself, I can relate to your feelings of being ripped off that going to bed with your baby and snuggling up was not the easy thing it had been with the first.

My baby Jett has TEV (he was born with a clubfoot), and so going to bed means putting on boots and a brace holding his feet pointing out and shoulder-width apart. And he wears a nappy – which was the thing I found hardest to adjust to actually!

I think you are amazing for simply sticking to your guns, doing what needed to be done to give Sienna your Liquid Gold! As a prem baby myself, I was bottlefed expressed breastmilk for 9 months. I like to consider I was breastfed via a bottle, and though I have sadness that I didn’t experience what my boys do (and I think that is why I am so determined to breastfeed them), I have a huge, HUGE feeling of gratitude and thankfulness that my Mum expressed for me for so long, knowing how much it helped me.

I’m sure Sienna will grow to feel the same way. I’m glad you feel sucha sense of reward and achievement for your efforts.

Charndra

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Cleft lip and or palate - Page 2 - Parenting Forums - Natural Parenting Forum — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:52:26 +0000

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