In a message dated 5/17/2002 8:07:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Gennonke
writes:


> ......Not untill after all that baby was put at
> breast. I couldn't see the latch, but did see the midwife point at his
> cheek
> or throat and explaining to mom: see, you can actually see that he is
> getting
> milk in already.
>
> This is a clear example of  ignorance.......

From my perspective and experience, this may be an example of one woman's
ignorance is another's wisdom, eg; ...trash -vs- treasure....

Some/many? of us here in the US wish we had, (for the typical in-hospital
delivery), on any sort of regular basis, such a relatively/comparatively
brief delay of what appears to be successful breastfeeding,  ....we would
think we were dreaming.

Debbie Tobin
RN BSN IBCLC LCCE
Springfield, Virginia USA
In the Fairfax County suburbs outside the Washington DC beltway

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