AAB 300 Womanly Art of Breastfeeding 2nd edition 1963

08/24/18 • 22 min

All About Breastfeeding

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AAB 299 Helen Ball talks co-sleeping and bed sharing

Helen has 2 daughters, ages 24 and 20 years old. She did breastfeed both of her babies and tells us that it was a very important experience for her and it really formed a lot of her thinking about the research that she did in the early days.

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AAB 301 Breastfeeding - Scheduled Breastfeedings? Why not?

I think the biggest misconception when it comes to babies feeding and sleeping cycles is that it is our job as parents to get our babies on a schedule. In theory, this sounds like it would really work and is in the best interest of the baby and parents. If your baby ate and slept on a schedule that you designed, this would fit nicely into your day and you would have a routine that you can count on. In theory, seems good, However, when adults attempt to have this degree of control over a new baby, it typically is a hard thing to make happen and if you are breastfeeding your baby, this forced routine causes lots of breastfeeding difficulty. There are some very real common sense and practical reasons why this is just not a safe way to go about feeding your baby.