>
I don't think they don't think they are feeding the baby at the  
breast.  They are just not confident about being able to produce  
ENOUGH milk. They also may not realize that the breast continues to  
produce milk while the baby is feeding. So they may think it is  
"empty" (and hasn't that term been used to them?) after they fed the  
amount of time they usually feed the baby, and so they think they  
have to give the baby something else if he/she still seems hungry.

Lucy Towbin, LCSW, IBCLC


> Date:    Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:34:51 EDT
> From:    Nikki Lee <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: why is it? (a smalll rant)
>
> Dear Friends:
>
> Why is it that moms don't believe that they are feeding the baby  
> when the
> baby goes to breast?
>
> I have just talked to the umpteenth mother who said, "My baby was  
> hungry
> after breastfeeding so I gave him a bottle." If she's going to feed  
> again, put the
> baby back to breast!
>
> frustrated today.......
>     warmly,
>
> Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE
> Adjunct Faculty, Union Institute and University, Lactation Program
> Film Reviews Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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