>To weave two recent threads: Wouldn't a bracelets with beads for new 
>moms to count breastfeeds/24 hrs. be a good teaching tool and a 
>great item for hospital discharge packs? (and subtract the 
>breast-milk substitute from the pack of course) Then she can also 
>switch the bracelet from wrist to wrist as a reminder of which side 
>to start feeding on, as someone suggested. Oh, it sounds like a good 
>baby shower gift too.
>
>Amanda Stuart, BA, SW, CLC


Amanda - in places where mothers expect gifts from the hospital, it 
would be great if they were all baby friendly. But why would a 
healthy, breastfeeding mother and baby need to count breastfeeds? How 
would that help us to encourage mothers to respond to the baby's 
feeding cues, not the clock?

[I do see a place for paying attention to frequency in a situation 
where things aren't going well, though]

Heather Welford Neil

NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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