Sam writes:

Personally, I believe the car seat/baby seat is more responsible  for the 
flat-heads - how much time do they really sleep versus how much time  they're 
parked in a seat?


~~ I guess it's regional. Many moms here do not have cars or drive  
regularly. Some of these little ones are in buckets during the day anyway, but  
babywearing is pretty prevalent even among those moms not breastfeeding. I am  
now hearing, depressingly, that sleep training is recommended by a new 
pediatric  office I was quite excited to hear would be moving into my 
neighborhood,  (thinking they would be "different" than some of the big mainstream 
practices)  starting at the age of 8 weeks. Some of these infants will be left 
to cry  themselves to shutting down ( "sleep") for 12 hours a night starting 
at 8 weeks.  So we have an unnatural length of "uninterrupted sleep" in an 
unnatural  position. Argh.
 
Thanks for the info about mammalian holding on/being held, etc. Fascinating 
 as always.
 
Peace,
Judy  

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA


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