Sagoli:


This is a topic at the birthing centre in which I work. It is hotly
contested around here.

I was born in 1971 - we were routinely not given anything by mouth for 24
hours. It was standard at that time. Not that it was good science, mind :P
 I can't imagine the blood sugars!!

Dr Bergman recently released a paper that said babies, when skin to skin
for first 24 hours after birth may eat hourly and get very small amounts.

I need to read the full paper (once I can find it again). I don't see this
at all, and our moms/babies don't have any medications on board at all.

The compromise the midwives and I are working on is: skin to skin after
birth, until baby has good first feed. Since our midwives don't push for
babies to remain skin to skin (I know, I know) for their 6 hour stay here,
we agreed that after the first long sleep, hand expressing may be done and
given to the baby, particularly since the babies are swaddled (I know, I
know).

In my prenatal breastfeeding classes, I talk about skin to skin being
medicine for the baby, that there is no need to swaddle baby for days, that
if there is an issue, hand express, but to trust the process, trust the
baby and make decisions for the best of baby, not grandparents.

One baby listened very well in my class haha Mom told family that no one
was to come in the room until after the birth and after baby has his first
good feed.  Baby finally got there 3 hours later hehehe My daughter took 4
hours to nurse.  They were fine :)

I am eagerly watching this thread :)

Steph
Oneida Nation, Canada

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