Diane and all, 

Some more random thoughts of mine as I consider your post?

Didn't many babies from that time have a lot of separation from their mothers 
initially and weren't even started feedings until they were closer to 24 hours 
old --- after their deep sleepy period.? Or, they had bottles in addition to 
nursing and maybe expectations were different???

The mothers of current mothers I see in the hospital comment most often on latch 
trouble if they had the same problem type nipple that their daughter has or hit 
trouble with engorgement.? 

Another thought coming to mind is the pictures in the riordan (and auerbach) 
textbook of old style nipple shields from the past which had to have been 
invented and used because problems were there.? Or, were those only for small early babies?

I wonder if mothers from that generation did have more experience caring and 
babysitting for babies in general as they grew up.? I do think mothers with baby 
caring experience do better with their first babies.? It seems we have a lot of 
new mothers who seem very unfamiliar with babies and they do have a bigger 
learning curve.

Thanks for asking about experiences --- I've also really enjoyed the thread!

Natalie Shenk, BS, RN, IBCLC

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