Dear Gail Have you read any of Michel Odents work re oxytocin?
The Scientification of Love is an entire book on this wonderful hormone. Also see Sarah Buckley's work. It is really only HB women (and not all I know but most) who experience physiological 3rd stage (yes I know a few discrete mid programs) But you could say 99% of Australian women have a managed 3rd stage. With this logic and the info re bonding etc and oxytocin. 99% of Australian women are robbed of this euphoria. This is not to say that they won't bond with their babies but that stunning love hormone that I call a drug is destroyed by it's sinister synthetic sister synto. The first feed has lost it's magic touch. Now this is all icing on the cake because I haven't even touched on the drugged out Mum and babe and the interventions etc. This is all in the privacy of the birth room (well they aren't really that private are they!) and before any of what Kelly commented on comes into play. Society cultural norms etc. What about our hopeless fragmented system with zero continuity. I was shocked when I had the twins. Health professionals who know I have HB'd 4 children and breastfed them all past 12 months said "Oh you will comp" "Do you think you'll have enough milk" blah blah Yes this was for twins, but I had a pretty good track record. But the sage advice came from one of Australia's most loving independent midwives. Jan Robinson said. "Don't complement babies. Complement you." You must make that beautiful milk and treat your body right and you will. 8 months on we are still feeding beautifully. Despite the early days of 40 degrees day in day out and 4 other kids aged 6 and under. So Gail it comes from that innate wisdom of knowing that women can. How many health professionals really believe that and practice accordingly? JC -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
