In a message dated 05/16/2001 10:18:46 PM Central Daylight Time,
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<< Baby was mellow
 and satisfied and had "slept through the night."  I was alarmed because
 baby is 5 days old.  I asked for details and this is what they were.

 Baby is sleeping with her parents and last night everytime she stirred, mom
 put her to breast and immediately went back to sleep and baby suckled a
 while and went to sleep on the breast. That was "sleeping through the
 night.  Isn't that lovely?! >>
Pat,
Thank you for sharing that. It gives a bit of balance back after being told
by a client that the nurse in the MD office (who says she is studying to
become an LC) said that her 6 week old who gained 5 ounces last week, nursing
in little snacky nursings ( mom has I think low storage, bilateral implants
for poor develpment 15 years ago),  and is healthy and happy, but wakes after
4 hours in the evening to then nurse every 2 at night, should have a
pacifier, and no food. ( "She doesn't need it at night, and she needs to
learn to take 2 hour naps every day") The mom felt like she was being judged
a poor mother by not withholding the breast at night.
It's nice to know somewhere, something is going right...
Thanks, again,
Judy Fram, Brooklyn, NY

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