On 21/06/2011, at 10:35 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote
> 
> At the risk of sounding radical and grumpy, how about  letting the babies 
> decide?
> 
> Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA -- who is really  tired of all the rules 
> in Wheaton, IL.

I am a big fan of grumpy! I am all for letting babies decide - except when they're affected by narcotics or recovering from an instrumental or caesarean delivery. (That'd be more than 1/2 on a good day here) However, I think it is a good idea to educate mothers about what they can expect with regard to feed frequency.  Most mothers her expect their babies to sleep for 3-4 hours between feeds.  I can't count how many times I have heard, "He can't be hungry.  I just finished feeding him an hour ago." or worse, "I have low supply.  He wants to feed every two hours."
Nina Berry
Australia
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