In a message dated 10/27/2005 11:11:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time,  
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We have all  encountered parents who are desperate for some undisturbed
sleep. (I am now  having chilling flashbacks to the infancy of my
youngest.  Not  pretty.)  I think it is helpful to offer parents a quick
rundown of  infant physiology and the properties of breastmilk: tiny
stomach capacity,  incredibly accelerated growth rate, rapid gastric
emptying time, highly  bioavailable food, all of which leads to...<drum
roll>...normal  frequent feedings! 


Dear Friends;
    While teaching parents about infant physiology is a  valid practice, it 
does not meet the need of an exhausted parent. A tired person  can not focus on 
someone else's needs very well.
    When the mother can sleep with the baby, the  problem 
disappears.......everybody sleeps. No more exhaustion. At least teach  the mother to lie down to 
breastfeed in a safe bedsharing environment so she can  rest. Maternal and 
parental exhaustion won't be such an issue if we teach the  benefits of 
bedsharing and the necessity for a safe bedsharing  environment.
    This is where the AAP SIDS Committee has done a  terrible disservice to 
mothers and babies. 
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
Maternal-Child Adjunct  Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human  Lactation
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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