I hope you sent this to the newspaper too!
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From: "Jessica Claire" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 12:50 PM
Subject: Re: sleep advice


>I agree that the article wasn't as bad as some I've read, however...
>
> I found the normalization/idealization of bottle feeding extremely
> problematic and distressing.  Also, there was no discussion about shared
> sleep as a great way for mom to get more sleep.
>
> I find it completely irresponsible to drop that ol' chestnut "formula fed
> babies sleep longer than breastfed babies" without at least a brief 
> mention
> of SIDS and some reasons why ff babies are more susceptible.
>
> Two of the three books mentioned have IME caused breastfeeding 
> failure/early
> weaning in mothers who have followed advice contained in said books.
> Additionally, to perpetuate the myth that human babies can and should
> self-soothe by six weeks unveils a complete lack of child development
> knowledge.  The way the article is worded, they define nighttime waking as 
> a
> sleep disorder!  So, if your 4-6 month old isn't "sleeping through the
> night" (hello growth spurts and teething), you have an infant with a sleep
> disorder?!?
>
> Doctors have no business peddling inaccurate and potentially harmful
> information and advice in one of our most respected news outlets.  I guess
> my standards are too high.  Sigh.
>
> Jessica Claire
> LLLL in Los Angeles
>
> On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 8:42 AM, Mary Wagner-Davis 
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>> At the risk of being flamed, I didn't think the article was *all* bad.
>>
>
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