One Tiny Miracle... (2009)
“She was doing so well.
Every day Celeste saw progress.
And not just with Willow. The ice was thawing with her mother too. She made the journey every other day, initially to see her granddaughter, but bringing in vital supplies for Celeste, then not so vital supplies and sometimes the occasional treat.
It was also Rita who provided an unlikely source of comfort as her milk supply steadily dwindled.
‘The more you stress about it, the worse it will be,’ Rita said firmly as Celeste sat in tears on ...the breast pump she hated so much, but at three weeks of age, Willow was only taking the tiniest of feeds from her mother before she became exhausted, and had to be gavage fed through a little tube that ran from her mouth to her stomach. Celeste was struggling to produce enough milk and hated the bland room where she would sit for ages, only to produce a paltry couple of millilitres.
‘It’s important that she gets my milk.’ Celeste gritted her teeth. The lactation consultant had said so.MoreLess
Every day Celeste saw progress.
And not just with Willow. The ice was thawing with her mother too. She made the journey every other day, initially to see her granddaughter, but bringing in vital supplies for Celeste, then not so vital supplies and sometimes the occasional treat.
It was also Rita who provided an unlikely source of comfort as her milk supply steadily dwindled.
‘The more you stress about it, the worse it will be,’ Rita said firmly as Celeste sat in tears on ...the breast pump she hated so much, but at three weeks of age, Willow was only taking the tiniest of feeds from her mother before she became exhausted, and had to be gavage fed through a little tube that ran from her mouth to her stomach. Celeste was struggling to produce enough milk and hated the bland room where she would sit for ages, only to produce a paltry couple of millilitres.
‘It’s important that she gets my milk.’ Celeste gritted her teeth. The lactation consultant had said so.MoreLess
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