Pamela writes:
"All educators have been asked to stop saying epidurals can possibly cause
suppressed suckling, etc after birth. We have been told to stress skin
to skin. Anesthesia is not happy. It seems the literature is not
conclusive in the latest studies...any thoughts....we love our work here and all
want to live in harmony :)"
~~~
I often wish that hospital staff who don't find the literature conclusive
could actually have time with these babies who are struggling, and their
moms whose lower limbs are edematous, sometimes up through the knees and even
the trunk and hands. Combine the baby's issue and the mom's and it is a
recipe for frustration, underfeeding necessitating supplementation, and
exhaustion leading to breastfeeding abandonment.
Since supposedly breastfeeding is important as an individual, family and
public health issue, wouldn't the burden of proof be that unless they
conclusively have NO negative effects, it's worth talking about? But really
Pamela, I hear you. Can you take photos or videos of healthy term babies who
cannot find a breast and self-attach normally, photos of mom's limbs, to
share? Could you ask what effects they could consider as truly indicative of a
problem? How they might be documented in a way that would be meaningful?
Maybe getting input on what they consider normal post-birth behavior and skills
in a newborn would help find common ground for discussion. ( I find that
subtle skills not being in place can so easily be dismissed. We need others
to be able to understand that those subtle skills are critical.) Changing
what we've come to accept and expect as a norm, is a hard road. I was in my
own doctor's office not long ago and heard a young woman actually yelling
at the doctor to get off her back because it was none of her business and
that really we have on conclusive evidence that smoking is bad for health.
Wow.
Peace,
Judy
Judy LeVan Fram, PT, IBCLC, LLLL
Brooklyn, NY, USA
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