Baby sleep book

My friend's daughter still breastfeeds occasionally before naps. it helps her sleep.

She'll be four this summer. She'll also have two younger siblings by then.

It creeps me the fuck out.

 

I understand why it's not practical or possible for some people...

I just wish folks would give the science and the facts their due.

In Canada and Europe, women are given a year of maternity leave so they can breastfeed.

I wish it were more encouraged in this country.

 

We used this one -- http://www.amazon.com/Good-Night-Sleep-Tight-Helping/dp/1593150253

It worked in 2 days -- of course we bought it only after my daughter was 13 months old and had not slept through the night.

Given that I'll be a father again by no later than Tuesday (date of Mrs. W's induction), I guess that I can kiss 6.5 hours of sleep goodbye.

 

Breast feeding advocates I think moonlight as pro-lifers and NRA card carriers.

You might think what they say is correct, but whoa boy, you sure don't like the way it's delivered.

 

I_C, I just bumped up a great thread for you.

 

That's fucking disturbing.

 

I have seen school aged children reach for the milk.

Nothing. Is. Shocking.

 

We had an incident like that at the hospital when my first was born. A few hours post-delivery, one of the nurses came in and asked my wife if she needed instructions about breastfeeding. As soon as she heard we were using formula she turned into Luggy and started spewing statistics at my wife, who I guarantee you knows 1,000X more than the nurse. It actually got bad enough that I had to tell the nurse to get the fuck out of the room.

It's always a classy move to try to cram your beliefs down someone's throat just hours after they've given birth.

 

The facts are tough for some people because of guilt. The 7-8 I.Q. point thing is not one I like to bring up... But disinformation bothers me.

 

So is the study that a lot of women breastfeed too long because they want to lose their baby weight.

 

Guilty as charged. I quit a few months ago and am still trying to lose that last 10 lbs.