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Roni said,
> . Parents seem surprised about putting
> baby on their tummy since the advice they get is to put baby on back. I
> guess they don't realize *back to sleep* is just that, for sleep.
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Maybe part of the problem is that parents assume that if the baby isn't
eating, he/she should be sleeping. Hence the baby ALWAYS in the back to
sleep position.
I think that as lactation consultants, we need to be doing a lot of educating
of parents -- sunshine to prevent rickets, tummy play, out of the bucket,
slinging, holding a lot, as well as bf info. I find parents are stunningly
ignorant about basic baby "stuff" -- and I was probably the same way as a new
mom. But there are so MANY more dos & don'ts out there now -- and self
proclaimed experts that actually don't know ANYTHING and serve up Ezzoish
Hoggwash -- that parents glom onto and believe, that we have a hard road
ahead. But we need to tread it w/ our parents....
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC -- Wheaton IL
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com
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