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Ruth Wilson <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 12 Feb 1996 10:28:23 -0500
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Read these statements that vulnerable new moms in USA hear from "well
meaning family and friends and HCPs"  see how they make you feel, imagine
you are a new mom feeling alot of responsibility for the survival of your
baby and a fussy baby is a " sign of a bad mother".........

        baby fussy ? "It must be something YOU ate, what did YOU eat today,
yesterday etc. ?

"your baby must be allergic to YOUR MILK , you were, when you were a baby I
HAD to go to formula ?

baby eating more often than 3-4 hours ? "She must be starving YOU never ate
that often on carnation etc."

"She's eating again ! didn't you just feed her ? are YOU sure your milk is
strong enough. it looks awfully thin to me ?

"YOU have a terrible diet, maybe you should go to formula !"

        I'm sick to death of HCP"S family, total strangers alluding to the
remote possibility that a baby's behaviour or temperament is due to a
mother Bf her baby  The first statement out of my mouth to families asking
about their gassy baby is:
         " Gas is a good sign of normal digestion ALL BABIES ARE GASSY some
are more sensitive to this totally new body function, they are just getting
used to this new process called eating and gas is a sign (although
secondary) that the baby is indeed "getting MILK".

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