Our own Diane W says:
<<But it made me think of a lot of our attitudes about baby humans. =
*We* feel a need to bathe, so *they* must need baths. *We* eat 3 meals =
a day, so *they* ought to be eating big meals at long intervals also. =
*We* need more than just milk, so obviously *they* do too. *We* need =
water in hot weather so surely *they* do. *We* don't need to be held =
all the time; why should *they*? *We* self-soothe, why can't *they*? I =
guess it shouldn't surprise me that Ezzo makes so much sense to so many.>>
Miss Diane, as usual, you have hit the nail RIGHT on the head!
Yesterday a new mom was asking me all sorts of questions about babies and
schedules and that sort of thing (especially the "how long SHOULD the baby be
eating on each side," and "He's supposed to eat every THREE hours, right?").
So I said, "Well, how long do YOU eat breakfast? And is it related to the
amount you consume?" Sheepish laughter. "None of the nurses are going to come
into your room and tell you that if you didn't eat for at least 20 minutes,
you weren't getting enough, are they? And, if you are thirsty, do you check
the clock and make sure it has been at least 3 hours since you go to the sink
and get a drink? And don't some days you feel as though you can't stay out
of the refrigerator, and other days you just aren't all that hungry? And
don't sometimes you just nosh for comfort -- you aren't hungry, but oh, wouldn't
that Reese's Peanut Butter Cup just hit the spot right about now?" So how
about we pretend your baby is a human being, and let him nurse when he wants
to nurse -- even though he JUST nursed and maybe he's noshing for
comfort....and not bother him just because he didn't nurse for the required 15 minutes
on each side...and not wake him up Just Because It Has Been The Required Three
Hours...."
They usually get it.
Usually.
Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC
Wheaton IL
_http://motherofbridebyJan.blogspot.com_
(http://motherofbridebyjan.blogspot.com/)
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