Hi Mary-Jane I love your "Breastuarant" and "Jaccuzzi". Hettie and I are presenting a talk to Hospital staff on Monday in Springs S.A and I would love to use these 2 ideas. Please may we? Thanks Lynda Lilienfeld ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary-Jane Sackett" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 5:20 AM Subject: What to say on your brief talk > Babies are really quite talented at birth. Almost always, they are born > knowing how to suck, swallow and breathe. The baby's job is to practice > putting it all together and breastfeed. The mother's job is to learn how > to hold > and position the baby so he can do his job. It takes the "3 Ps" to make it > successful: practice, positioning and patience. If the mother keeps her > baby s2s after the birth, he will be in the "neighborhood" and will find > the > "breastaurant" with little help needed. If the baby is away from the > mother, then he can't do what he needs to do: snuggle, smell her, listen > to her > voice, feel her breathing and heartbeat, see her face, and nurse. He has > come from a "temperature-controlled Jacuzzi with room service on demand." > When kept s2s with mother, he has the best possible environment in the > outside > world. So we encourage all mothers to welcome their babies this way. It > will help breastfeeding get off to a good start, it's good for the baby > and > good for the mother, definitely a "win-win" situation. > > Mary-Jane Sackett, RN, IBCLC, RLC > Pittsfield, MA > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: > set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet > welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome