The crunchy granola sect here say that we must hold the baby during bottle feeding in order to make them feel warm and love and bonded to us. However, since my daughter has learned to crawl expeditiously, walk a little, and is more independent...she wants to hold her bottle herself and drink with her toys sitting beside us, or sometimes in her room where she'll sip and stop to play.
She won't tolerate being held during a bottle during the day, and she only wants this at night at bedtime. So, what I want to know is can anyone pull a study out from somewhere citing the dangers of my girl's early independence? Also, should I hold her despite the fact she doesn't want to be held? Even if she hits and thrashes to get free so she can drink on her own?
2006-09-18
03:26:26
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