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Date: | Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:51:20 EDT |
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The question was why undress and stress a baby to check for only
intake...not getting the weight in general for assessment of overall weight gain.
Simple. I have all my moms and babes skin to skin anyway. Might as well undress
the baby. I don't think of it as stressful, they are not crying or
frustrated, they are comfy and being held gently while being undressed and show no
signs they don't like it, and if they do start to fuss we simply stop and wait.
No need to upset a baby or rush them. They are weighed tummy down on a
comfy surface and then into mommas arms for time to just snuggle and be skin to
skin while we talk....before we even worry about how to latch, etc. This is
why I schedule appointments between feedings so babies are not coming to me
hungry and frustrated and upset. If they are, we would feed, calm, and wait.
Granted my visits last a couple of hours at the minimum, but I prefer it that
way. There is no rush, lots of patience and gentle handling of babies so
not a lot of stress and crying.
Take care,
Pam MazzellaDiBosco, IBCLC, RLC who has a long post on scales waiting, but
keeps reading her exact thoughts from someone else so doesn't need to hit send.
Haha.
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