tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post8134034964443940341..comments2023-08-11T07:30:30.923-04:00Comments on Public Health Doula: Volumes: a huge problemRebeccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post-6371934751729172472010-08-30T19:16:58.727-04:002010-08-30T19:16:58.727-04:00My main suggestion for your breastfeeding doula fa...My main suggestion for your breastfeeding doula families would be for them to be very informed and vigilant about any "routine" supplementation that might occur where they give birth. The nursery where I work wouldn't give a bottle without permission, but there are places that will...the more you work as a doula in your local facilities, and network with others who do, the more you'll learn about their particular policies.<br /><br />With all families and formula feeders in particular, I think prenatal education is a key part of the solution. It's hard to tell a family that they've been overfeeding their baby when they're already doing it (and hard for them to believe it when "he's so happy!" = sleeping all the time because he's so overfed). Talking about normal volumes for the first ~3 days, and about how to calculate feeds thereafter based on baby's body weight, could be helpful in advance.Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02589949170980959443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5186597747141068105.post-18273217884736094782010-08-29T15:07:10.991-04:002010-08-29T15:07:10.991-04:00I had no education with this when I was in the hos...I had no education with this when I was in the hospital with my newborn. In general, I had a pretty shoddy experience with postpartum anyway, but was definitely left feeling resentment toward their pushy sense to NURSE NURSE NURSE. I had a sort of intuition, having never done it before, of, "Well, my milk isn't in yet and he seems fine to me..."<br /><br />I'd be interested, as a doula, in how to guide my families with this. It's hard when I have exclusively formula feeding moms take pride in how much their babies eat, whilst in my head I'm screaming, "And their heightened risk of obesity!" You would think that educating mothers on the cues of true hunger would be helpful. But unfortunately in all areas of our society, the typical response to discomfort or unhappiness is to put something in your mouth.<br /><br />My blog is http://womenshealthfront.blogspot.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15888477246318264360noreply@blogger.com