In einer eMail vom 16-2-2003 22:24:54 West-Europa (standaardtijd) schreibt
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> Do you find mothers, and in The Netherlands mother/baby in house careers
> (kraamverzorgsters!!), tend to label babies as being 'lazy', 'sleepy heads'
> & 'difficult nursers' etc? How many times have I had a mother call with a
> 'lazy baby'! The poor thing, only a week or so old and already labeled as
> being lazy or difficult. I actually wonder who is the lazy/difficult one?
> I also wonder what dumping a label on such a young baby (or any child) will
> actually do for their success at breastfeeding. Other than giving the mother
> and all her carers an excuse for when she stops.
>

Yes, I hear this quite often and I think that labeling a baby like this or
otherwise can be potentially harmful because it might prevent mothers or
carers to look for ral problems and fix those in an early stage.
At the other hand I also often hear a baby neing labeled 'gulzig' (I think
the English word is greedy), when the problem is probably an oversupply or
OALD issue.

Warmly greeting,

Gonneke

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Gonneke  van Veldhuizen
IBCLC,LLLL, MOM, primairyschool teacher

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