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Cathy

Thank you for the lesson in the physiology of swaddling with arms 
crossed on chest vs swaddling with arms down by the sides.  How 
interesting!  I have watched so many midwives attempt to swaddle 
babies by strapping their arms by their sides, but these little ones 
are strong - as fast as the midwife is wrapping the cloth, the little 
arms will be wriggling up towards the chin, effectively leaving them 
crossed over the chest, and now you say that this increases 
neck/jaw/tongue stability.   Well!  How absolutely marvellous....!

As to the resilience of breastfeeding, I agree!  Everything that can 
be done to help moms from cultures where BF is not necessarily the 
norm should be done. And I do believe that often these little helpers 
and scene-setting preliminaries can tip the balance.   But the lesson 
for me in the article was the conviction by the mothers that 
breastfeeding was "right" and "good", and it was a wonderful reminder 
of how I've seen motivation triumph over poor birth practices, 
separation, bottles, dummies, you name it...  And the reverse is 
true.    When we try everything and it still doesn't work, and we 
wonder where we went wrong, it can help to know that often we can't 
control for that magic ingredient - maternal motivation.

Pamela
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2012 20:19:00 -0500
From: "Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Cultural influence on success and duration of breastfeeding

Very interesting article, thanks for pointing it out, Pamela.

I noticed in the photo of the swaddled baby that the arms are across the
chest, not down against the sides. Bringing the arms across the chest
abducts the shoulder blades, increasing neck/jaw/tongue stability.

I suspect that breastfeeding is more resilient than we think, BUT in
unmotivated or conflicted moms, everything we can do 'right' can make a
huge difference.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC NYC cwgenna.com

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