Guest guest Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I also LOVED the " continuum Concept " by Liedloff. We are expecting our first baby and have gotten so incredibly much from the email list that pertains to the book, in addition to the book itself. I don't know how I could face parenting in this sick culture (my opinion) without that support! My desire to eat in a way that my ancestors adapted to is very much inline with my desire to parent in a way my ancestors adapted to. I think that even though we know a baby is " safe " alone in a crib, the baby's instincts tell her to be terrified so she will scream for mom before the bear/tiger/weasels eat her, and that this fear is almost as damaging as actually being harmed by a predator, and that the only reason they eventually quiet down is that they have become overwhelmed and shut down, which is not a healthy state. take care, Leah --- Heidi Schuppenhauer <heidis@...> wrote: > > > > > I LOVED the book " The Continuum Concept " , and > carried my daughter as long > as my back could manage it. She never cried. Now, > for those who aren't > familiar with the book, part of the thesis is that > babies need to be CARRIED. > So, I found it interesting that the idea seems to be > getting good research backing ... that > some babies are colicky because they aren't getting > the " womb signals " of being > jiggled and having noise. Great article! It's in the > NYTimes or here: > > > http://www.truthout.org/issues_05/030805HC.shtml > > In the womb, the soon-to-be-born infant is packed > tightly, head down in fetal position, with lots of > jiggling and a whooshing sound - blood flowing > through the placenta - that is louder than a vacuum > cleaner. According to Dr. Karp, these conditions put > the fetus into a trance. > > " Fussy babies would really benefit if they could > hop back inside the uterus whenever they get > overwhelmed, " Dr. Karp said. Paradoxically, their > distress can also stem from being understimulated. > " Our culture believes in the strange myth that a > baby wants to be left in a quiet dark room, " he > said. " But what is this stillness for a newborn > baby? It might be aversive, since the womb is jiggly > and noisy. " > > > > > > Heidi Jean > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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