All this talk of sleeping seperately from babies and breastfeeding reminds me how many of our women, babies and their breastfeeding survives not because of what we do with them but despite it!
So much says that the closer the baby is to the mother and the more relaxed she (& all araound her ) is about this the better for the 3. Look at the composition of our milk, the interplay and effect of oxytocinon and adrenaline on mother , baby and milk production, then there is the work of James McKenna. and all the Kangaroo care studies and our anthropological roots, continum principle and Nils Bergman stuff That's why for me I put the following as a list of parenting web sites Parenting Sites. Sharing your bed with baby; http://www.naturalchild.org/james_mckenna/ The Canadian Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (offers an online parenting course) http://parenting.telecampus.com/intro.asp Positive Parenting site http://www.positiveparenting.com/index.html Attachment Parenting website http://www.bygpub.com/natural/attachment-parenting.htm Jean Liedloff's Continuum Network home page http://www.continuum-concept.org/index.html Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry & Megan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'ozmidwifery'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 25, 2002 9:15 PM Subject: Sleeping babies > Dear list > I remember with my first baby, 31/2 yrs ago, he had to sleep in his room, > not ours, and having to get up for all his feeds and staying in there for > all the settling. No doubt this contributed to my exhaustion, but I > believed that it was what you should do. Next baby, 18 months later, > bassinette in our room, fed in bed and fall asleep. Eventually baby was > moved into own room. Now with another baby, only 8 weeks old, starts off in > his bed in our room, ends up in our bed. Sleep is so essential for coping > with life. It also helped that the last 2 babies were born at home, point > being the continuity of care and support. > Unfortunately for a lot of us it takes our own experiences to grow from and > become more confident parents. This is not helped by carers, including the > post-natal midwives, giving women such varying advice and often so archaic. > I also believe our lifestyles contribute, many women leave full time work > just prior to having their baby and have no idea how to be at home, least > of all be a parent. They are used to their day fitting into a schedule, and > we all know babies create their own. I don't even bother to check how long > it is between feeds now, if Angus cries he gets fed, I don't have time to > do controlled crying. I spent so much time teaching my first to sleep, I > wished I'd spent it enjoying him. Being a parent is one of the hardest > things you can do, yet we are expected to be fully qualified in 3 days, or > 5 if you've had a cs. > Dare I add that our immunisation schedule could be contributing to the > amount of very unhappy babies out there. > Sweet Dreams > Megan Resch > Birth Matters SA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
