Dear Friends:
 
    Phyllis tells of high-level NICU nurses saying that  paced bottle-feeding 
"takes too long."  I got into a heated discussion with  a nurse (who is also 
a naturopath!) about hand expression when I expressed my  concern about a baby 
born to a diabetic mother being supplemented with formula,  and now having 2 
risk factors for developing diabetes instead of just one.  Again, the 
complaint was "I don't have time for that."
    The factory approach in maternity strikes again.  "Efficiency" is deemed 
more valuable than health. Never mind that a rushed baby  shuts down (thank 
you Dr. Bergman) and will not cooperate. I wonder how many  babies in NICU are 
in unstable condition because they are missing their  mothers?
    Humans fight time in maternity. Nurses tell me that  mothers and babies 
can stay together for 2 hours after delivery sometimes,  unless the unit is 
busy and the labor bed has to be emptied. I've had mothers  tell me that their 
nursing baby was taken off the breast, because that bed had  to be emptied. 
    I recall Thich Nat Hanh saying that our end  destination is death, so why 
the hurry?
    Hospitals have never been good places, ever. 
    Skin to skin can turn things around for mothering  and for 
breastfeeding.........trying to stay optimistic!
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
_www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com_ (http://www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com/) 
www.myspace/AdonicaLee



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