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Date: | Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:11:39 -0400 |
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> > <However, the one motivation for
> > bottlefeeding that seems hardest to shake is the fear that something
> > would
> > happen to make mom unexpectedly and temporarily or permanently
> > unavailable,
> > and baby would go hungry.
Perhaps this just a result of the way we in North America are treated from the beginning of pregnancy: Because we MIGHT have a rare disease rather than a pregnancy, we have to visit a doctor to confirm pregnancy. Because we MIGHT not grow a normal healthy baby, we have to be monitored throughout pregnancy and checked for rare diseases. Because we MIGHT have difficulty in labor, we have to be in the hospital/ have an IV in place/ have an internal fetal monitor. Because the baby MIGHT have an extremely rare disease or infection, we have to take him away, test him, weigh him before & after feedings ( he MIGHT not get enough).
By the time the baby is born we're well-programmed to think that we are living on the verge of an unexpected disaster.
Sheila Stubbs
childbirth educator, doula, author, retired LLLL, mom of 6
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