Barbie Currie writes:

>     We recently had an epidemic of "Lactose Intolerance" in our town, in
>fact the Paed would warn mothers in hospital about the baby getting Lactose
>Intolerance.   I challenged the doctor

Great stuff!

<snip>

> He tells the
>moms that they must feed at one breast long enough to ensure that the baby
>gets enough hindmilk.


But this - while a huge improvement on what he was telling mothers before -
is still of concern. We get this all the time here - mothers being 'warned'
about the length of time babies 'must' feed on one breast. Then mothers get
worried in case their babies are not feeding long enough. We get calls from
mothers of healthy, thriving babies, where bf is going really well - and
because the baby comes off spontaneously after x, or y, or z, minutes, the
mother (or the HP) gets anxious in case that's not long enough.

HPs have got the idea of hindmilk and foremilk, but they are interpreting
it as just another way bf can go wrong.

<sigh>

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc Newcastle upon Tyne UK

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