[AccessD] OT Friday - News Flash

Max Wanadoo max.wanadoo at gmail.com
Fri Jul 31 15:02:12 CDT 2009


Thanks for the input Karen, obviously from what you and the others have
said, there is more to it then just the headlines.

Max


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From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Karen Rosenstiel
Sent: 31 July 2009 20:34
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Friday - News Flash

I nursed all three of my kids, and this was starting way back in 1969 when
NO ONE was doing it. Yes it's natural -- so is dying in childbirth, for that
matter. But there is more to it than you think. The first weeks are
difficult because both mother and baby are just getting used to each other.
Breasts can get sore, swollen, infected. The baby's cries don't yet
differentiate what the baby actually wants (burping, diaper change, food,
warmth, just cuddling, etc.) My middle kid was extremely big and mature at
birth (9 pounds, 14 ounces, about 3 month old size). She started getting her
teeth at about 3 1/2 months.  Way too young to wean and not really ready for
solids. Boy, there were some agonizing bites before we got it together.

In the past a new mother would have a bunch of elders around for advice and
support but our society generally doesn't have that any more. So yes,
trained professionals do work with new mothers to get started. These folks
also help with parenting skills and watch out for possible abusive
situations. These services were not around when my kids were little, but I
think it is a good thing. 

In Third World countries, companies like Nestle and Gerber have been pushing
feeding formula. They've hired women to go to villages and "train" mothers
to use formula and discourage breast feeding, with claims of being more
modern, and safer and healthier and so forth. But it really isn't any of
that. The formula is expensive so mothers naturally  water it down more and
the babies get less nutrients. Wather is often contaminated and the babies
get sick. As traditional societies break up, there is less support for
families. And of course, there was the scandal of the tainted milk in China
that sickened and killed thousands of babies.

Here's some a reading about it:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nestl%C3%A9_boycott


Regards,

Karen Rosenstiel
Seattle WA USA 
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:50 AM
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Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Friday - News Flash

EXACTLY!

How many primates and other mammals need a college degree to do what comes
naturally!

Sounds like another (expensive) job for the boys, plus the entourage, etc,
etc.

Not having done it personally (for obvious reasons) it does seem to me that
all you have to do is place the infant and lie/sit back....

My flippancy aside, this is so sad

Max


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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Charlotte Foust
Sent: 31 July 2009 19:36
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT Friday - News Flash

Now that is just crazy!  I had two children and, trust me, it doesn't take
instructions to breast feed, unless they're talking about demand versus
scheduled feedings, etc.

Charlotte Foust 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Max Wanadoo
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 11:19 AM
To: 'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'
Subject: [AccessD] OT Friday - News Flash

Just had this msnbc.com newsflash:

 

Quote:

Teaching new mothers how to breast-feed could save 1.3 million children's
lives every year, but many women get no help and give up trying, the 

World Health Organization said on Friday.  unquote

 

I mean to say, how difficult can it be..any man can do it!

 

Max

 

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