This was an excellent segment until the final questions.
Humans for their entire history have given nutrition to their babies by breastfeeding. And while I applaud those moms who do super extended breastfeeding, I am not saying that this must be the norm. What I am saying, however, is that just because the "data" does not support breast…
This was an excellent segment until the final questions.
Humans for their entire history have given nutrition to their babies by breastfeeding. And while I applaud those moms who do super extended breastfeeding, I am not saying that this must be the norm. What I am saying, however, is that just because the "data" does not support breastfeeding for extended periods, I do think that breastfeeding for the first year to two years has plenty of substantiated evidence as being a great choice for moms and babies. ANd this is why I bristle sometimes when Emily Oster speaks, as she speaks with such authority that she will lead moms to forego important rituals and rites that historically were extremely important because in the "minute" of the last 30 years there have been no studies to look to. I'd point anyone who questions this to La Leche League as they have the most up to date information on the benefits of breastfeeding that span much beyond nutrition alone.
Second, I am amazed that her support of CIO (Cry it out) Sleep training is even spoken out loud and I believe it lacks the same rigor regarding implementation and outcomes research. There are NO studies that follow children who were left to cry in their cribs down the hall as to ascertain the data as to what the implications of this act would be would show up much later in life. In the way we develop trust of loved ones and self-soothing techniques. We live in a country where there is a suicide crisis, a drug abuse crisis and an overall malaise in the general population feeling disconnected, and yet, Emily Oster would say that leaving an infant to "cry it out" in their crib down the hall is a fine choice. I'd honestly ask if she has seen data to the contrary or if there was no data to be seen.
Much of the data on sleep training has been done by doctors (male doctors) whose goals are far different than babies along with the goals of working moms, who again have very different goals than a baby. So we should not rely on these "experts" to tell us anything about what a baby needs.
I've been bothered for a few days that the overall "good" conversation ended on such an anti-baby/child needs note. I hope you do your research Nelly as all of these choices have unintended consequences that should be weighed. You will be very surprised by how quickly your baby does end up sleeping through the night (and if you co-sleep the baby will eat and sleep without you having to do anything - even without having to wake up.) - like they did for thousands of years before we "modern" moms go involved. LOL
This was an excellent segment until the final questions.
Humans for their entire history have given nutrition to their babies by breastfeeding. And while I applaud those moms who do super extended breastfeeding, I am not saying that this must be the norm. What I am saying, however, is that just because the "data" does not support breastfeeding for extended periods, I do think that breastfeeding for the first year to two years has plenty of substantiated evidence as being a great choice for moms and babies. ANd this is why I bristle sometimes when Emily Oster speaks, as she speaks with such authority that she will lead moms to forego important rituals and rites that historically were extremely important because in the "minute" of the last 30 years there have been no studies to look to. I'd point anyone who questions this to La Leche League as they have the most up to date information on the benefits of breastfeeding that span much beyond nutrition alone.
Second, I am amazed that her support of CIO (Cry it out) Sleep training is even spoken out loud and I believe it lacks the same rigor regarding implementation and outcomes research. There are NO studies that follow children who were left to cry in their cribs down the hall as to ascertain the data as to what the implications of this act would be would show up much later in life. In the way we develop trust of loved ones and self-soothing techniques. We live in a country where there is a suicide crisis, a drug abuse crisis and an overall malaise in the general population feeling disconnected, and yet, Emily Oster would say that leaving an infant to "cry it out" in their crib down the hall is a fine choice. I'd honestly ask if she has seen data to the contrary or if there was no data to be seen.
Much of the data on sleep training has been done by doctors (male doctors) whose goals are far different than babies along with the goals of working moms, who again have very different goals than a baby. So we should not rely on these "experts" to tell us anything about what a baby needs.
I've been bothered for a few days that the overall "good" conversation ended on such an anti-baby/child needs note. I hope you do your research Nelly as all of these choices have unintended consequences that should be weighed. You will be very surprised by how quickly your baby does end up sleeping through the night (and if you co-sleep the baby will eat and sleep without you having to do anything - even without having to wake up.) - like they did for thousands of years before we "modern" moms go involved. LOL