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Date: | Fri, 1 Jan 1999 10:14:52 -0500 |
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Thanks, Dr. Gail for the very informative post. Some comments:
1. Of course breathing comes first. If a baby can't breathe, he sure as heck
can't eat either. At birth, or at any other time for that matter.
2. My third child had meconium aspiration pneumonia at birth, and was
hospitalized on IV's and oxygen for 10 days. I know firsthand how scary it
is, and some of the sequelae. I stayed in the hospital with him till he was
discharged home (one advantage of being in a military hospital) and he never
got anything other than my milk directly from me. Even nursed him with the
O2 hose tucked under my bra blowing on his face while being careful not to
dislodge the scalp IV line. Maybe the procedures have changed in the past 24
years, but the icicle of fear that forms in the mom's heart when her baby is
sick has NOT.
3. If suctioning isn't irritating/annoying/traumatic/unpleasant, why do
babies object to it so strenuously?
Happy new year to one and all. We are a privileged generation, being able to
witness the start of a new millenium.
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre
Dayton, OH USA
http://www.bflrc.com
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