Re: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping

2003-10-10 Thread Graham and Helen
Thanks for sharing that article Claire. It is good to keep a world view of the situation isn't it? More and more often it seems that our contemporary Western ideas are the odd ones out on debates about co-sleeping/breastfeeding etc. Helen Cahill - Original Message - From: Rob and

Re: [ozmidwifery] co-sleeping

2003-10-10 Thread Pinky McKay
Hi Claire and Helen, It is a lovely article isnt it - so refreshing to have someone say it like it is without any pussyfooting. By the way, Deborah Jackson's book Three in a Bed is well researched, easy to read (ie not an academic text) and great ammo against critics of co-sleeping. I have a set

Re: [ozmidwifery] weighing babies on Day 3

2003-10-10 Thread Anne Clarke
Dear Jenny, Don't weigh them at all! If they are full term, feeding well have normal output of poo's and wee's DON'T weigh them, encourage free access to the breast at all times. DON'T put them near ANY nursery, closethe nurseryunless the baby is MEDICALLY unwell. We only weigh our babies

[ozmidwifery] Over 180 years of THE LANCET are now available online

2003-10-10 Thread Mrs Joanne M Fisher
For your interest. Cheers, Joanne For the first time in medical history, researchers and scholars across the globe have the ability to search a historical archive of over 340,000 articles dating from THE LANCET'S inception in 1823. THE LANCET Backfiles are now available on ScienceDirect as

Re: [ozmidwifery] Expressing

2003-10-10 Thread Holly Wright
Cheryl, you are a LEGEND Holly - Original Message - From: Cheryl LHK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 5:56 PM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Expressing Have we any experiences here on women who have difficulty expressing. I suppose I'm just feeling a