In a message dated 1/24/2004 1:19:00 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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As you well know, a newborn is normally sleepy and lethargic within the first
couple of days. Assuming he is a healthy, good sized newborn there is no need
Dear Friends:
    Dr. Emde identified the sleep-wake patterns of 8 babies in a research
study back in the 80s.All 8 had spells of wakefulness and sleep, even those that
came from medicated labors. Babies are not normally lethargic after birth, or
ever.
    Babies that are induced, injured, drugged, and separated from their
mothers go into 'hide and defend' mode. They retreat into their shells, like
turtles. Dr. Nils Bergman has talked about this, and so do other researchers. While
this is a normal response to stress, it is not characteristic of the normal
newborn.
    After spending a week working as an LC in a local hospital, I wonder if
anybody ever sees a normal newborn anymore.
    Very sad.
    warmly,
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
Maternal-Child Adjunct Faculty Union Institute and University
Film Editor, Journal of Human Lactation
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