HI 'curious Kathy' !

If my memory serves me correctly, I don't recall her mentioning this
'restriction' of the baby's hands but it is very common where I live as
well and I've been wondering the same. I feel sorry for not thinking of
this when I had the chance to ask her about it!

Renate.

At 17:48 1-11-00 EST, you wrote:
><< She says that in 30 minutes after birth the baby puts it's
> hand to its mouth and that this seems to stimulate an increase in mouth
> movements ( Breastfeeding and interaction between mother and infant, and
> Short-term effects of early suckling and touch of the nipple on maternal
> behaviour, A.M. Widstrom, published in Early human development, 21 (1990)
> 153-163, ELsevier Scientific Publishers Ireland, ltd. )  >>
>
>I've been thinking about this swaddling as it relates to the low-income
>Hispanic population I see regularly.  They keep socks or mittens on the
>baby's hands for MONTHS after the birth.  Did Dr. Widstrom address how this
>might affect breastfeeding?
>


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