> I had a couple who said that they were going to use "parent directed
> feeding". I explained how demand/supply works, and that milk out equals milk
> produced, while milk that stays in the breast signals the body to make less.
> Then I looked them straight in the eye and said that if they were going to
> have the parents direct the feedings of a newborn, that they would likely
> starve their baby. They were much more receptive to "my" way after that
> conversation (altho I do not know what happened after they went home).
>
> Kathy in NJ
>
Kathy, more people should have the nerves to state that as clear as you did!
Chapeau!

Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC, living in Maaseik, Belgium
http://www.users.skynet.be/eurolac
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