>I think mothers have used these techniques for ages and ages and dr. Karp 
>just organized them and wrote them down. Rocking, wrapping, swinging, 
>singing, cuddling, suckling, ... all are true and tried remedies for 
>unsettled babies, aren't they?
>Point is, I think, that in our detached society, moms don't remember these 
>things that our foremothers did intuitively


The thing is, swinging, singing, suckling - yes they work but they take 
time. Who has time to rock a baby when there's so many important things to 
do? A drug or magic formula seems just so much more efficient than human 
contact.

Sadly,
Sheila Stubbs, LLLL, RPN

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