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In a message dated 4/29/99 5:02:29 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> While I don't have a research article, I do have practical experience in
this
> matter.
> My firstborn (1980) weighed in at 8pounds and slept through the night from
> the age of 5 days. It was relatively soon that she slept 12 hour nights.
> But, she nursed all day long and slept very seldom during daylight. She
did
> sleep at bedside in a bassinett until 3 months, then mostly shared our bed.
> She was a VERY high needs, high touch child when awake.
>
> My thoughts are, "if it ain't broke, why fix it?"
>
> tina
> Ohio, USA
Well, for the vast majority of babies, going 12 hours without nursing within
the first few months could lead to a dehydrated baby and a mother with low
supply and/or mastitis. Since humans are biologically designed to nurse quite
frequently day and night in the first months, I would want to take a very
close look at any newborn choosing to go for stretches anywhere near that
long without nursing.
YMMV--
Katie Allison Granju
Knoxville, TN
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