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The mom who created it had such a painful tender tummy from her C-section
that she created it as a means to be able to nurse in bed without so much
pain, and without getting kicked. She couldn't hold her baby to nurse
while sitting as the pressure on her tummy was too sensitive --- so she
came up with the table-top idea.... I've known some moms with terrible
back pain while side-lie or sit nursing (and we've tried all kinds of
pillow concoctions, that may have been a little dangerous after falling
asleep...) and I can see where this nest may have helped some of them.
I agree at first with Gonneke's reply --- I'm a very strong proponent of
skin-to-skin, and natural.... BUT I also see what the real-world situation
is in industiralized U.S. anyway and I'd love to see more "permission" for
co-sleeping, and there are so many obstacles.... beginning with all the
disinformation campaigns from the furniture industry. I think such a
device could come in and provide a bit of comfort, excuse, permission for
many to cosleep who would have otherwise not --- they can also point to it
and alleviate mom-in-law fears, even if they only used it for a few days.
I don't think any such product has been tested to show safety. They'd have
to begin with at least 1,000 or 2,000 if looking for SIDS .... I surely
would not promote the product as a prevention of cosleeping accidents.
I'm a bit optomistic about the product though as I'd like to see anythign
that could increase co-sleeping. Attempts to re-educate and contradict the
various disinformation campaigns are slow and will likely remain rather
ineffective, and some cosleeping danger in the first couple of weeks of
life and in preemies does exist (and my intuition is that this MIGHT help
some there). She targets hospitals. Hospitals certainly love devices over
nature. If this nest could provide them with some kind of permission, and
could mean that more moms get to keep their babies next to them in the
hospital, I'm all for that. I don't visit hospital births besides my own
(gag), but I know that that guard rail is absolutely no safety net for
cosleeping baby --- it's more of a head trap. I think it's scary to have
baby in a narrow hospital bed without some kind of barrier, as I created
in my home. I'd like to see how it looks to have the nest against the
guard rail...
I would certainly fear a day that someone lobbied enough to get such a
device passed as necessary by law....
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