Dear Nikki,
An infant can be on the breast most of the time, even in colder
climates, if the mother carries her infant under her clothing.
Warmly,
Roosje van Gorp
LLL Leader
Maastricht, The Netherlands
Nikki Lee wrote:
> Dear Friends:
>
> If pacifiers of one style or other, have been with humans for hundreds and
> thousands of years, then maybe they have evolutionary success??? (" There
> is evidence that their precursors have been used since the Neolithic Period
> to calm down children.")
>
> Gotta do something unless the baby is worn on the nude mother every minute,
> as in tropical places. Those babies are suckling frequently. Think of the
> KungSan.
>
> Babies need to suckle frequently to make the transition from the continual
> feeds of the placenta.
>
> If mom is dressed, or out shearing the sheep, baby has to suck on
> something. Hence the biologic imperative behind pacifiers.
>
> It's the synthetic materials I mind. And the abuse, where the baby is
> stifled or raped with the plug.
>
> Babies have to suckle ad lib in the first few weeks to set milk supply. If
> we keep her curled up, nursing all the time because it feels so good, then
> she can start leaving more easily, and the baby can get by for a while
> without her. This is probably necessary in temperate or more polar climes.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> warmly,
>
>
> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI
> craniosacral therapy practitioner
> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
>
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