Ingrid wrote:
>Some time ago I read about a midwife who doesn't ask her clients whether they have decided on a 'feeding' method and simply places the baby on the mother's abdomen after birth. Mother instincts are a powerful thing, if allowed to kick in.<
Going along with that, lets forget asking mothers how they plan to
feed their babies.
Let's assume that every mother will breastfeed until she tells us
otherwise. If and when that happens, we can go on from there.
Norma Ritter, IBCLC, RLC
www.NormaRitter.com
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