Our own Diane W  says:
 
<<But it  made me think of a lot of our attitudes about baby humans. =
*We* feel a need  to bathe, so *they* must need baths.  *We* eat 3 meals =
a day, so  *they* ought to be eating big meals at long intervals also.  =
*We* need  more than just milk, so obviously *they* do too.  *We* need =
water in  hot weather so surely *they* do.  *We* don't need to be held =
all the  time; why should *they*?  *We* self-soothe, why can't *they*?  I  =
guess it shouldn't surprise me that Ezzo makes so much sense to so  many.>>


 
 
Miss Diane, as usual,  you have hit the nail RIGHT on the head!  
 
Yesterday a new mom was  asking me all sorts of questions about babies and 
schedules and that sort of  thing (especially the "how long SHOULD the baby be 
eating on each side," and  "He's supposed to eat every THREE hours, right?").  
So I said, "Well, how  long do YOU eat breakfast?  And is it related to the 
amount you  consume?"  Sheepish laughter.  "None of the nurses are going to come 
 into your room and tell you that if you didn't eat for at least 20 minutes, 
you  weren't getting enough, are they?  And, if you are thirsty, do you check  
the clock and make sure it has been at least 3 hours since you go to the sink 
 and get a drink?  And don't some days you feel as though you can't stay out  
of the refrigerator, and other days you just aren't all that hungry?  And  
don't sometimes you just nosh for comfort -- you aren't hungry, but oh, wouldn't 
 that Reese's Peanut Butter Cup just hit the spot right about now?"  So how  
about we pretend your baby is a human being, and let him nurse when he  wants 
to nurse -- even though he JUST nursed and maybe he's noshing for  
comfort....and not bother him just because he didn't nurse for the required 15  minutes 
on each side...and not wake him up Just Because It Has Been The Required  Three 
Hours...."
 
They usually get  it.  
 
Usually.



Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton IL
_http://motherofbridebyJan.blogspot.com_ 
(http://motherofbridebyjan.blogspot.com/)  

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