I have heard and read this as well, although I don't have a reference off hand, probably some of the KCare literature. Yes, I agree that we should let fathers know this is normal and does not mean they are not bonding well. I usually work this into my childbirth classes at some point. Naomi Bar-Yam On Mar 28, 2004, at 10:51 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > Dad's body only responds by raising the skin > temp, but doesn't provide the reverse regulation. It was pointed > out that when baby starts to get "too warm" dads will often hand > baby off to mom or whoever, saying that it's getting uncomfortable > for him. If this phenomenon is true, then we need to let dads know > this is normal. What may happen when babies continue to get too > warm is that dad feels the warmth, but doesn't want to interrupt the > K-care or feels if he asks to stop that he will be labelled as "not > bonding well". -------------------------------- Naomi Bar-Yam Ph.D. [log in to unmask] Researcher, Writer, Educator in Maternal and Child Health -------------------------------- *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html