In einer eMail vom 15-2-2003 1:27:19 West-Europa (standaardtijd) schreibt
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> Some older babies are just not willing to work at getting the milk out. They
> stop nursing as soon as the flow slows. Some are very passive and go to
> sucking on their hands, or thumb, instead of demanding food. Other babies
> have poor or disorganized sucks that was never corrected in the early days
> (they are living off the MER).
>

Getting to one of my pet topics here.

I have the impression that lots of problems would not arise if babies were
breastfed the way nature intended: very frequent small feeds from birth on.
Whenever I hear people talk about lazy babies,  difficult nursers,  babies
going on and off the breast without 'properly finishing the feed', etc, I
wonder who has the real problem? Isn't it nature's way for a human baby to
pop on and off the breast, with perhaps an occasional longer feed and then
longer sleeping period?
I think we should make big effords to see that very frequent small feeds are
the standard in human lactation.  I do realise this will cause a great
problem for working mothers, but at least they could feed like this in the
early weeks before returning to work.

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke

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IBCLC,LLLL, MOM, primairyschool teacher

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