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>Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 16:16:49 -0400
>From: Norma Ritter <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: pacifiers
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>I DO think that many new mothers find it easier, in the midst of the
>early *fog,* to have a clear set of instructions.
The early "fog" of childbirth is one thing, but I'm also referring to long
before that and long after that- like when one is choosing her health-care
provider or deciding on prenatal testing or *choosing* (and I use this word
with regret) how to feed their newborn baby before the baby arrives or
deciding where to have the baby sleep. Just a few examples that come to
mind for me when I think of moms blindly accepting the recommendations of
some authority.
>Unfortunately, as we all know, babies, like adults, are unique
>individuals, and differ considerably in their behaviour patterns. One
>size does NOT fit all.
Absolutely right, and this is why this AAP recommendation will really do a
great disservice to many, many families. Because there will be parents who
would otherwise have enjoyed a wonderful breastfeeding relationship with
their babies in bed with them that will now passively comply with the AAP
recommendation.
>Maybe what we need to start with is a better
>educational system, one which encourages children to ask
>questions.<GASP!>
Oh yes, definitely! And parents need to teach their children to question.
>I DO NOT think that most people are *not terribly bright,* but I DO
>think that they are poorly educated
Correction accepted. :-) I realized after sending the post that my
half-hearted attempt at political-correctness was probably not going to go
over too well with people. (But maybe we could just change *most* to
*many*?? ;-)
> If we only SEE babies doing certain things, we
>begin to think of them as normal.
Yes, exactly. And that is why it is so very important for all nursing moms
to nurse any age baby/child anytime, anywhere. The more society sees this,
the more breastfeeding is normalized
>What we need to do, of course, is to change the cultural norm to the
>biological norm.
We're all doing our darnedest; I know that! :-)
~Dianne Oliver, LLLL, IBCLC
Simi Valley, CA
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