However, in support of letting children cry themselves to sleep, the Ezzos say, “God is not sitting on His throne waiting to jump up at our every cry, trying to prove that He loves us.” They also cite Matthew 27:46: “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?” Using that verse to tell you when to pick up a crying baby is not merely nonsense; it is sacrilege.
http://www.tenth.org/wowdir/wow1998-04-05.htm
Friday, February 29, 2008
seventeen weeks, 4 days
I have entered into the great debate. How fascinating that so many people feel so strongly about whether you need to breastfeed your baby on a strict schedule in order to encourage...What's a good word, order? Or discipline?... Or else let your baby tell you when he needs to eat, which also helps to properly regulate the milk supply. I guess it is pretty important. While I'm sure that the Ezzos have plenty of good to say, I'm convinved (at the moment) that their take on scheduled feedings is incorrect. While I don't discount everything they say, I got quite a kick out of the point below, made by a pastor (?) in Philadelphia:
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Where were you reading Ezzos? Do you have a book, or was it online?
As you probably know, I too think the Ezzos are way off base when it comes to infant feeding schedules. God created human beings in such a way that they need to be fed every 2 1/2 to 3 hours, if breastfed, because the breastmilk is completely digested in that time (more quickly than formula). Why should a hungry, growing baby be made to wait?
After the supply of breast milk is well-established and the baby has grown larger (3-4 months?), perhaps some regulation of schedules becomes possible.
Just MHO.
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