FROM: Sturgess, Frances Coulter
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SUBJECT: how much to pump/feeding techniques/bott
DATE: 02-18-97   16:12 EST
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Hi all, I agree with Chanita--and others re: let the baby be the guide for
amounts to feed, AND that we need to lovingly educate moms and the other
caretakers (sitters, grandparents, dads, sibs, etc) on *how to use a bottle*
regardless of whether its ebm or abm.

A great starting point for this is Child of Mine, Feeding with Love and Good
Sense, by Ellyn Satter, RD, MSW, Bull Publishing.  Its  available at most
bookstores.  I used to recommend it as a shower gift, but it gives too much
credence to *highly acceptable substitutes* and equivalency/healthy
babies/you've enough to feel guilty about making childcare choices etc etc
without feeling guilty about brfdg...I still recommend it, but with
restrictions/explanations.  It has the charts for amounts and growth, but it
*also* shows the incredible range of "normal" intake not only from baby to
baby but from day to day on the same infant, which certainly helped me to "go
with the flow" :') so to speak and not get "anal retentive" about amounts.

I hope she revises it soon to get a stronger breastfeeding advocacy component,
as it is clear she supports brfdg and is very knowledgeable *once mom makes
the decision*.  It is dated 1986 and many brfdg refs predate the '80s.
*However* she makes a *great* case for how to see/feel infant cues and the
division of responsibility for infant feeding between parent (presents
appropriate food) and infant (eats or refuses to appetite, and is respected to
know how full he/she is).

There are some heartrending case examples of infants being syringe fed or
having their arms tied or swaddled so they can't interfere with the feeding
process that she gives on how *not* to feed.