The first link is a video clip - is this the one you mean? http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6640000/newsid_6644700/6644725.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/6613229.stm It can be a very successful way of helping a mother and her baby. And babies like it Beth one of the mothers in the video described it in an article ##So what is Biological Nurturing and how does it relate to breastfeeding? If I were a baby, I’d describe it as "having really comfy cuddles. When my really comfy cuddles are with Mummy, if I fancy a snack I can cruise over to the buffet." ## Helen Butler LLL GB > This sounds like Dr Suzanne Coulson's work on biological nurturing > http://www.biologicalnurturing.com/ > > This is research-based and draws on a lot of what is known about the > biological, endocrinological and emotional connection between a > mother and an infant - breastfeeding is at the interface of all these > aspects, but it is also done with formula feeding mothers to enhance > mothering and bonding. > > It is very hand off. Mother is indeed semi or fully reclined. > > This whole approach is in direct contrast to much of traditional > teaching about positioning when feeding - there are books and > leaflets which have very prescriptive rules about sitting with your > back straight, your arms in a certain position, your knees raised > (feet on a stool or even telephone books), bringing the baby on. > > BN is much more baby-led, and it is more about holding and relating > and loving and enjoying than actual feeding....in our experience in > the UK, where this approach is gaining a lot of fans, the most > comfortable and effective feeding can indeed happen with BN, and it > is very empowering to women, especially to those who have had a > distressing birth experience. It also works with mothers and babies > who have not been feeding well - it is genuinely therapeutic in this > way. > > I would say BN is currently more influential with us who are not > healthcare professionals - we have never trained our workers to be > hands on, and in fact I have never touched a mother and baby pair in > this way (I am *not* saying this should never be done - it's just not > the way we do it in our work). > > Some maternity units - a very few so far - are incorporating BN into > how they support mothers as of course it sits very well with skin to > skin which is more common than it used to be. > > Heather Welford Neil > > NCT bfc, tutor, UK *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html Mail all commands to [log in to unmask] To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or [log in to unmask]) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet or ([log in to unmask]) To reach list owners: [log in to unmask]