Dear Friends:
    Today I went to the home of a 4-day old boy whose  breastfeeding had been 
deranged by hospital practice. The mother is very  educated and articulate 
and told me of all the mixed messages that were  confusing. As in "We're 
concerned about your baby's  jaundice..................but we're not going to test 
for it." She also  mentioned all the 'breastfeeding is best' signs everywhere 
but they were giving  her baby 50 cc of formula at a time because they were 
concerned about his weight  loss.
    They had scared her so much about sleeping with her  baby that no one in 
the family was getting any rest. She would nurse and be  nodding off and be 
doing things to keep herself awake. Her husband was also  trying to stay awake 
to help her. And the baby was crying because he was far  away from her at 
night. 
    She told me of being advised to get in bed once her  membranes ruptured 
because her feet would get wet otherwise. I couldn't help but  laugh when I 
heard that..........she and her husband both told me the doctor  told them that!
    I guess the doctor felt she'd be at risk of falling  if her feet were 
wet? Who knows.....
    warmly,
 
Nikki Lee RN, MS, Mother of 2, IBCLC, RLC, CCE
craniosacral  therapy practitioner
Faculty, Lactation Division Maternal-Infant Program,  Union Institute
Film Reviews Editor,  JHL
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com

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