Eytons' Earth: Natural & Alternative Medicine

[silver_lover]

It's nice to see the CDC recognize that birth practices do, indeed, affect the breastfeeding rates. This is one subject that really bothers me, as I've had numerous "discussions" with my brother (an MD) regarding the effects of hospital policies on breastfeeding outcomes. I just don't understand why it's so darn difficult to convince these people that all their interventions (right down to wisking the baby away to wash and dress him/her) makes a difference on a successful breastfeeding relationship.

CDC's Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions
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[brenda]

Skip the hospital, have the baby at home instead!

Brenda

[Daisy79]

They also make it difficult for new moms to feel any kind of confidence when it comes to nursing. There are so many people telling you so many different things, it is difficult to know which one to believe. I had a pediatrician who didn't even have kids trying to tell me the benefits of nursing and how easy it should be and natural. I had a lot of difficulty and it was not the most natural thing in the world to me. They should prepare the new mothers better than they do instead of trying to give all kinds of advice and scaring them.



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[hnichols]

Breastfeeding didn't come easy for me either. I personally think the worst practice is induction and augmentation of labor with pitocin. It really confuses the hormonal balance with oxytocin and prolactin. I've heard many many induced moms, myself included, who had very little milk/colostrum those first few days (which leads to screaming baby and formula supplements and often giving up entirely).

[gavinol]

During the perinatal period, women often have only limited time to discuss
breastfeeding with a health care professional. Further, during many clinical
visits, women receive a large amount of information they may have difficulty recalling later on. For many women, printed information received in
the clinical setting does not seem sufficient, so they seek further information on their own.