Mom's Psyche Related to Child's Feeding Problems

Mom's Psyche Related to Child's Feeding Problems

Thursday, April 28, 2005

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A mother's core beliefs, which determine the way she perceives herself, the world, and her relationships with others may affect her perception of whether her child has any feeding problems, the results of a new study hints.

Certain core beliefs may make mothers more vulnerable to anxiety about parenting, the report indicates, "which may manifest as either increased perception of feeding difficulty or as failure to resolve feeding problems when they arise."

The study establishes that there are relationships between maternal core beliefs and maternal reports of child feeding difficulties and management style, the authors report in the International Journal of Eating Disorders.

Research has shown that mom's mental health is important in the management of childhood feeding problems. Such studies have focused on diagnoses, however, rather than other factors that may influence how mothers perceive their environment.

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_24361.html

how we managed to survive at all, lo these millions of years, without the benefit of all these studies.

To Breastfeed !

I Lactate !
What's your Superpower?

;-)

until it doesn't hold the child.

Not all babies can survive on just that, however 'earth motherish' it is. :D

do you mean ?

I was just saying that it is empowering to feed your children the way they were born to be fed. And that a lot of parental inadequacy (sp) might stem from having that robbed from you.

for your child, the time to play 'earth mother' is over.

However 'empowering' you think that to be.

That is so Sad -- You equate feeding a child with someone playing "earth mother." A game? Some crunchy hippie thing?
When it as natural as taking a crap. And as normal as kissing a Boo-Boo. And necessary for human health. And guess who loses out most from that attitude? Children.

Perhaps you were the victim of bad advice, ignorant doctors, meddling mother-in-laws, American Baby Magazine. Many are. But Please Don't believe the hype or perpetuate false stereotypes.

can do for your child.

short time.

What does that mean ?
a week? a month? a year?

Nursing is the best thing you can do for your baby physically, emotionally, and intellectually - and it has nothing to do with playing earth mother. Most women have no difficulty producing enough milk as long as their baby has enough time to nurse (kind of a pay as you go system). But some women for whatever reason do not produce sufficient milk and I think that's the situation the other poster was referring to.
Edit: And of course babies need some solids introduced at some point. We started adding pureed fruits and vegs and cereal sometime around 7 mos (if I recall correctly - I can't remember exactly).

for whatever reason. Some children are born and raised healthy on supplemental feeding. Amazingly enough my cousins babies (adopted) and my son all have been very healthy in spite of not being breastfed.
It is still not for everyone.

but that number is greatly exaggerated and for a reason. I was not breastfed and I think that I'm doing okay, but ( and I so do not wish to start a Boobie-Bottle war here - Certainly not my intent,) there is a lot of mis-information that women are bombarded with and thankfully with the internet and others the tides are turning.

you. You are correct that breast-feeding is best for your child.

My experience of an out of control "breast nazi" (a term my ob-gyn coined, not me) making women feel guilty for being either unable because of medication to breastfeed. Sometimes I am overly sensitive even when I shouldn't feel that way. I just remember how disappointed and embarrassed I felt when every baby check-up to the doctor I got a lecture from the lactation nurse.

In the end I finally told her where to go but crossed my fingers everytime my boy got sick hoping he had enough immunity to fight whatever he was sick with.

He celebrated his 12th birthday tonight.


:-)

I certainly didn't want to offend you.

By the way, it's Nipple Nazi, come on, now. :evilgrin:

Nah, I'm just a Mom, like you. But you can call me a Lactavist, if you'd like. :hippie: ;)

Well, you know what they say; The grass is always greener.

And the truth is Breastfeeding is an uphill battle in our culture and there are a lot of people and obstacles that they stack against you, annoying and ineffective Lactation Nurses that make women feel guilty being one. (They should spend more time chasing away the Pharmecutical Reps and promoting the proper information and healthy attitudes about Breastfeeding than haranging moms.)

It's a lonely ride and You take a lot of flack and get called all sorts of crazy things. So, it's a topic that I am passionate about.

But Like many things here at DU, there needs to be cultural revolution.
And Life Goes On --

Happy Birthday To Your Son !! :party:

I can't imagine having a 12 year old - YIKES ! :crazy: