Virginia remembers this quote from Edwina  "All babies are good babies. 
Some are just easier to live with."  It's one of my favourite's, too, but I 
had forgotten who it originated with.  She also mentions that 3 hourly feeds 
were a fad some time ago in her part of the world.  Sadly it's not so here! 
I share the info about baby transitioning to extra uterine life, small size 
of baby's stomach etc, but it's very difficult to change the mindset of what 
being a "good" mother is as judged by a mother's culture/community - as 
Karleen so eloquently discussed in a recent post.  We plod on regardless - 
of course this info does make a difference to some parents and that's what 
keeps us all going!

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask] 

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