http://parentingfreedom.com attachment parenting, homeschooling, gentle discipline Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:41:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://parentingfreedom.com/breastfeeding/comment-page-1/#comment-2136 Yvette Willmot Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:49:10 +0000 http://parentingfreedom.com/?page_id=8#comment-2136 Well done on your summary on breastfeeding, you have obviously put a lot of thought, research and personal experience into what you have written. I am an Australian midwife, homeschooler and mother of five. One thing I find is a huge barrier to extended breastfeeding is the old 4 hourly feeding regime (put in place 50+ years ago for bottle fed babies) that is commonly still expected of breastfed infants today. I like to ask women that I am educating how often they like to eat and or have a drink. Most adults begin to feel rather uncomfortable if they haven't had at least some fluids every few hours. Yet many new mothers have the expectation that a baby should easily stretch 4 hours before feeding again. In the first 6 months of life a healthy baby should have doubled their birthweight, so the need for them to feed at regular intervals is even more important than that of a child or adult. A bottle fed baby is able to last 4 hours between feeds because its poor little body has to try to digest this unnatural replacement. It is so sad that in our society mothers are constantly encouraged to become independent of their children as soon as possible rather than to cherish the wonderful season of their life where they can enjoy the unique bond with their child. As I watch my children grow so fast I realise more and more how fleeting the period of breastfeeding was and is (I am breastfeeding my 11 month old as I type). By the way if your wondering how I fit homeschooling, 5 children and midwifery in, I don't. At the moment I am not working as a midwife and won't do until my baby is able to be cared for by my husband and doesn't want regular feeds and even then I will only do a few shifts a month at my local hospital to keep my skills up. I have enjoyed browsing through your site. May the Lord continue to bless you and guide your steps. Yvette Well done on your summary on breastfeeding, you have obviously put a lot of thought, research and personal experience into what you have written.
I am an Australian midwife, homeschooler and mother of five. One thing I find is a huge barrier to extended breastfeeding is the old 4 hourly feeding regime (put in place 50+ years ago for bottle fed babies) that is commonly still expected of breastfed infants today.
I like to ask women that I am educating how often they like to eat and or have a drink. Most adults begin to feel rather uncomfortable if they haven’t had at least some fluids every few hours. Yet many new mothers have the expectation that a baby should easily stretch 4 hours before feeding again. In the first 6 months of life a healthy baby should have doubled their birthweight, so the need for them to feed at regular intervals is even more important than that of a child or adult. A bottle fed baby is able to last 4 hours between feeds because its poor little body has to try to digest this unnatural replacement.
It is so sad that in our society mothers are constantly encouraged to become independent of their children as soon as possible rather than to cherish the wonderful season of their life where they can enjoy the unique bond with their child. As I watch my children grow so fast I realise more and more how fleeting the period of breastfeeding was and is (I am breastfeeding my 11 month old as I type).
By the way if your wondering how I fit homeschooling, 5 children and midwifery in, I don’t. At the moment I am not working as a midwife and won’t do until my baby is able to be cared for by my husband and doesn’t want regular feeds and even then I will only do a few shifts a month at my local hospital to keep my skills up.
I have enjoyed browsing through your site.
May the Lord continue to bless you and guide your steps.
Yvette

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