Karen Graham asked whether babies born at home had the same
incidence and type of breastfeeding problems.  We have quite a lot
of homebirths in my area and I understand that breastfeeding
problems are less common.  I am also told that the babies rarely
lose weight in the first few days.  Interesting.

I have helped three homebirth mothers and they were certainly not
typical of the mothers I see in my private practice.  One was a
tongue-tie (I don't usually see these as both our hospitals identify
and snip these early); one was a FTT that we turned around when the
mother confided that she was smoking a cone of mariuana each evening
after the baby settled; the third was on phone roster - a crying,
very unsettled 6-day-old baby whose mother was had gone rapidly back
to smoking a pack of cigarettes a day, after having virtually given
up during pregnancy.

Ros Escott
Hobart, Tasmania
Devastated by news of the shooting massacre at Port Arthur, our local
historic site, with 20 injured and 33 confirmed dead including
children -  so far. Too close to home, this is where my son went on
school camp!  This young man was somebody's baby not so long ago.
Ros Escott
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"In every work the beginning is the most important part,
especially in dealing with anything young and tender." Socrates