I agree utterly! This is why I've started reffering to The Severed Dyad 
in my head. We have a culture that seeks to severe the dyad at all costs 
- to control both the mother and the infant.

Nikki - apologies if you have them already them or similar- but these 
two documents are very useful on 'overfeeding' of the breastfed baby in 
daycare. The first is the read version for parents, the second the PDF 
of the 'print off' version to be handed over to the caregiver.

http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/caregivers.html

http://www.breastfeeding.asn.au/bfinfo/CaregiverGuide06.pdf

Posted on the list, as most people lurk and absorb eagerly... :-)

Morgan Gallagher

Nikki Lee wrote:
> Women are still bearing the brunt of childraising, and breastfeeding/pumping 
> can be an additional stress on them. Sometimes the mother with the daycare 
> problems can bring her baby to work with her, and that is fun for everyone! Women 
> have always worked while raising their babies; keeping babies in everyone's 
> awareness changes the environment. In the US, babies are supposed to be seen 
> and not heard, and kept invisible, plugged and swaddled into silent packages. So 
> most of the population forgets about their needs. I believe that bringing 
> babies to work is a solution; we need to be treating our natural world with the 
> same compassion and nurturing that babies need. Reminding folks that babies do 
> exist, have needs, and can fit into a workplace easily is important.
>   

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