> I think mothers
> and fathers respond when you stay and visit awhile with them in the early
> breastfeedings and give lots of positive "strokes." Like "look how he
> cuddles next to you" and "she is in heaven just snuggling and nursing" or
> "listen to him gulping, you have plenty colostrum" or "now your colostrum
> is
> just coating the baby inside to help him fight infection."
>
When I was being trained to work with high-risk families, this was
mentioned. We were told that every time we made a family visit we should
point out something positive in their life-style, parenting, etc. I
remember one of my sister trainees asking, "What do you do when you
can't find anything positive to say?" I found that appalling... there
was a baby in every household. How can you not find something nice to
say about a baby, for heaven's sakes?
Jo-Anne Elder-Gomes, trained as a Family Visitor with CAPC/Public
Health, now IBCLC using rudimentary HRE

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