> > Wonder where she heard about this
> > Christian style of scheduling???
>
> I am not _positive_ about this, so don't quote me, but it may help
> you get started in the right direction - I believe this is from the
> Ezzo method (or, if I'm off on that, then I think it's the Ferber,
> but I'm pretty sure it's Ezzo).

Hello ~ I've been lurking on the list about 10 days or so now.  I plan to
mostly lurk as I'm very much in learning mode so far, and just starting
on the long journey to IBCLC.  I'm involved a bit with encouraging
brestfeeding at a local home for unwed moms and am looking for a way to
get some serious hours and training.  We have several IBCLCs in this
area, but none practicing full time.

I had to jump in here, as this is something I'm familiar with.  Yes, I
would assume by "Christian style" this mom is referring to Ezzo.  You may
be familiar with _On Becoming Babywise_.  This orginated as
_Preparation for Parenting_, which Gary Ezzo and his wife Anne Marie
co-authored.  PFP is a supposedly Christian manual (Scripture references
were removed to produce _Babywise_).  It advocates Parent Directed
Feeding on a "flexible routine", limited feeds, early sleeping through
the night, and allowing baby to cry for extended periods of time.  Ezzo
backs it up Biblically with a verse from 1 Corinthians "God is a God of
order".  He equates order with a schedule, even though the verse in
question has nothing to do with schedules, but with peace and harmony
during a worship service.  YUCK!  He attempts to prove that demand
feeding is humanistic and therefore something good Christians won't do.
I believe PFP is Biblically inaccurate and Ezzo twists and misinterprets
Scripture to support his own ideas of parenting, not to mention the
medical inaccuracies contained in PFP/Babywise!

~ Heidi

BTW ~ This program, and the insiduous way it has seeped into churches, is
a major part of why I've decided to become an IBCLC!

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