>Winnie Mading <[log in to unmask]> posted: > >It was either Greg White or Herb Ratner who said many years ago that most >spitting up was a laundry problem, not a breastfeeding problem. As long as >the infant doesn't seem stressed, is gaining well, and has no other >problems, I wouldn't be too upset with it. I had a friend many years ago >with a child that always spit up after every feeding. If she tried to cut >him short, he got very upset. That's when I coined the phrase "giving a >refund" after each feeding. Once she accepted it and always kept a towel or >cloth diaper handy to catch it, there was no problem. I suspect it might >make public breastfeeding a little more challenging however. But on the other hand, people tend to give you a wide berth. This is welcome when said spitter is highly social, curious, and distractable. :-) No signs of allergies with my spitty baby; the non-spitter has always been sensitive to a variety of things though. regards, Julia, veteran of many a refund Julia R. Barrett Freelance Science Writer & Editor Mom to Sean (4) and Kira (1) Madison, Wisconsin *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html