>I think there is more to this than just feed on demand or feed on schedule. 
>
>I work as a RLC in a hospital and what I see is the importance of 
>education.  I see parents say baby isn't hungry and let them go long 
>periods swaddled in a crib or in someone elses arms.  This is 
>different than a baby who goes a longer period between feeds who is 
>skin to skin with mom. 
>
>I use a good hostess/guest scenerio to explain.  It goes something like this:
>
>A good hostess doesn't wait until her guests say they are hungry 
>before she pulls out the snack tray.  She offers it and maybe the 
>guest says yes and maybe the guest says no.  If the guest says no 
>she doens't put it away so the guest has to ask for it again, she 
>leaves it out until the guest has his fill.


That is such a lovely analogy and I am going to use it! It echoes the 
social and emotional and nurturing side of breastfeeding very well.

The 'feed baby every X hours' thing is *so* unhelpful - it has 
nothing to teach about relationships and cues and maternal responses 
to babies' needs.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
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