Hi all

Out of lurkdom to respond to this post.

At our NMAA meeting this morning a member who is IBCLC and midwife told us
what she does  in her antenatal classes, if parents comment about the number
of breastfeeds a newborn requires eg.  "I couldn't possibly feed more than 5
times a day", or "It would be impossible for a baby to need to feed every
2-3 hours".

She asks them to write down the number of times they have put any food or
drink into their mouths in the  previous 24hrs.  The responses range from
8 - 32 times!   The 'light' invariably clicks on in their minds.

Clever I thought.

regards

Trudi
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Trudi Szallasi  RN  BN
Nursing Mothers' Assoc of Australia Breastfeeding Counsellor
NMAA representative on BFHI  State Committee
BCS Consultant
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