Lyle,
I still hear from women I have met in the community birth unit years later
( I mean 16 - 17 years later ) that those women feel that some of the best &
most supportive friendships they've ever formed were over those peaceful
night feeds with a cup of tea in the company of other women doing what women
all over the world do so well together:
mother each other !
With kind regards
Brenda Manning
www.themidwife.com.au
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From: "Lyle Burgoyne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2005 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] rooming in
Hi Brenda,
Fully agree with you I have no problems taking babies to the nursery at
night for mums that are totally exausted and giving them that little break
they need .Wrap the babies up, put some Mozart on the CD player and they
will often sleep for hours .Then change them and take them out for a feed
when they wake or mums can come to the nursery and have a cuppa and chat
with other mums that are up doing the same thing .Mums are encouraged to
feed in the nursery at night were we have nice comfortable recliner chairs
and it doesnt disturb the other mums in there room .There is a lot of
communication goes on between the multis and primips when they get
together to feed .We also have a video player in the nursery were they can
watch videos like "Follow me mum " etc. Its also interesting to notice how
much better the mothers are in themselves and with their bubs after those
few hours of sleep.
Lyle
[EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/21/05 11:27 am >>>
I work some night duty in a small unit & if mothers ask me to 'mind' their
babies & take them back for feeds overnight then I do, willingly.
I'm heavily into nurturing women, odd eh ??
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