Carmen highlights some important points.  With the kind of births that most 
of our babies experience, and the separations and heel sticks etc, it's a 
wonder we don't see more problems.  The expectations of so many parents is 
that the baby will simply latch like a little limpet and that will be that. 
We live in an instant gratification society.  We expect a quick fix.  If we 
could bottle a "tincture of time", we would all be very wealthy!
In classes it's important to highlight that babies are going through major 
adaptations ex utero and breastfeeding may take a day or two to get going. 
If baby doesn't "get it" on day one or two it does not mean the end of 
breastfeeding - this could lead to sharing info re expression, the value of 
colostrum etc.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask]

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