Re: [ozmidwifery] Breastfeeding feedback

[Maternity Ward Mareeba Hospital]

I would agree with the 'crap' judgement you made. Where I work in a small rural midwifery unit, we do a lot of physiological third stages and the women are encouraged to let the baby feed as soon as they show signs, they are skin to skin with mum. Lights low and the rest of the family in awe of the birth. I never tell her how to do it unless it becomes very obvious after a while that she may need hints and tips. So many babies will attach and feed well for that first feed, without being taught! Can't be a learned response. Cheers Judy >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 9/08/2006 3:51:16 pm >>> Hi All. The feedback I've gotten so far seems to mirror what I instinctively believe breastfeeding to be.  Pamphlets that are distributed at the hospital advocate breastfeeding as a "learned response from both mother and baby".  Ummmmm...May I say.....CRAP? -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. ***************************************************************** This email, including any attachments sent with it, is confidential and for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). This confidentiality is not waived or lost, if you receive it and you are not the intended recipient(s), or if it is transmitted/ received in error. Any unauthorised use, alteration, disclosure, distribution or review of this email is strictly prohibited. The information contained in this email, including any attachment sent with it, may be subject to a statutory duty of confidentiality if it relates to health service matters. If you are not the intended recipient(s), or if you have received this email in error, you are asked to immediately notify the sender by telephone collect on Australia +61 1800 198 175 or by return email. You should also delete this email, and any copies, from your computer system network and destroy any hard copies produced. If not an intended recipient of this email, you must not copy, distribute or take any action(s) that relies on it; any form of disclosure, modification, distribution and/or publication of this email is also prohibited. Although Queensland Health takes all reasonable steps to ensure this email does not contain malicious software, Queensland Health does not accept responsibility for the consequences if any person's computer inadvertently suffers any disruption to services, loss of information, harm or is infected with a virus, other malicious computer programme or code that may occur as a consequence of receiving this email. Unless stated otherwise, this email represents only the views of the sender and not the views of the Queensland Government. ****************************************************************