If you do get a chance to watch Today tomorrow am - perhaps some feedback to them might be helpful.
Pinky ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belinda Maier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 10:32 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] parent directed > I think it is a new word for controlled crying which changed to controlled > comforting to parent directed something as though it is any different. I am > quite concerned by the amount of women buying into this parent directed > feeding sleeping crap, as though it works- although we all know about > Pavlov. I have seen women as an L.C. who have had homebirth and yet have > huge expectations that they can do this parent directed feeding even when > they are experiencing low supply etc. the idea that a six week old baby > should sleep through the night or at least not be fed is unbelievable to me > personally and really scary professionally as women increasingly need to use > formula to enable this. It also teaches women to distrust themselves as > mothers capable of 'mothering' their baby the way they instinctively want > to. It seems to becoming quite an acceptable form of parenting here in SA > and there is a GP here who actively promotes ( and unfortunately gets lots > of media exposure/support - you know the reporter who had sleep deprivation > and turned to him for advice formula fed then got her life back or the one > who couldn't breatsfeed and her baby starved and cried all the time until he > 'saved' her etc etc etc) women's need to sleep for the sake of the family > dynamic (husband) and herself as more important than feeding at the breast > therefore artificially feeding at night is the best option. he doesn't > acknowledge or discuss issues such as the importance of breasftfeeding, > support, mothering as instinctual or essential to a woman and her baby. > Anyway I could go on and on it is an extreme source of frustration and anger > to me, in the end it only deprives women of a good sense of self esteem, > parenting style, acceptance of difference in babies as though there really > is a way to produce a 'good' baby etc. I must stop! > Belinda > > -- > 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.
