Judy wrote,

> If they fell
> asleep with clenched fists or closed hands, they really hadn't had
> enough to "put them out" and I was expecting to feed again fairly
> soon--it was just a snack.
>
Personally, I haven't had this experience. It's like the "baby has had
enough if s/he is contented" rule; it doesn't apply to all temperaments.
I agree that the feeding plan is ultimately the same -- these are the
babies who usually just snack, but I think Judy is distinguishing
between snacks and feeds in the same baby, whereas I am saying that
there are feeders (who snack sometimes) and snackers (who may or not
have full meals). Does this make any sense, or am I babbling? I just
worry about mothers who are told their babies will sleep if they are
well-fed. It isn't always the case.
Then there are the babies who sleep all too soundly, and wither their
weight away (that's in the "Be careful what you wish for" category).
I also wanted to mention that in French the expression is "dormir a
poings fermes" (there's an accent on the last e I can't do on my
e-mail); it talks about the ill-named "sleeping like a baby" or a sound
sleep as sleeping with closed fists.
Jo-Anne

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