I have been hearing more references to the left and right brain activities  
in conferences lately and applying it in practice.
The right brain is what we use to teach and set guidelines but it is the  
left brain that is our "instincts" and how to parent.  So I tell parents to  take 
in the information but then to use their left brain or their instincts to  
determine their baby's needs.
I am talking in general terms and with healthy full term babies.  I  
emphasize the parents watch their babies to recognize what they are trying to  
communicate to them.  What we as health care providers try to tell them are  
guidelines such as babies need to feed 8-12/day or not to go greater than 4  hours 
between feeds in the early weeks.
I am becoming a real believer that parents who do use their left brains are  
enjoying their babies more.
Ann Perry, RN IBCLC
Boston, MA

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