Regarding this saying:  "If crying is good for the lungs, then  bleeding is 
good for the veins."...
 
Just to make trouble, I guess, I have issues with this saying. I don't  
disagree that extended periods of crying are stressful for families, even  
harmful both short and longer term. But, that said, sometimes babies cry, as we  
all do. It's normal and healthy to be able to cry and express our emotions 
when  they overwhelm us. It may not be good for the lungs, and extended or 
frequent  crying is bad for the brain, but it's not a non-physiologic state, 
in and of  itself, whereas bleeding is a non-healthy physiologic state. Skin 
has been  breached, or tissues damaged. Blood does its work staying inside 
vessels and  moving well around the body. So, I know I'm being picky, but I 
don't like  it...:) I know this saying is trying to help parents get away  
from  the common message that letting a baby cry is good for them or  that 
letting a baby cry or putting a baby alone in a room and virtually causing  
them to cry without respite is not only not good for them but may be bad for  
everyone, so I do understand the rationale. I just don't feel totally great  
about the exact wording.
 
Just my weird thoughts of the day...
Peace,
Judy

Judy LeVan  Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY,  USA
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