tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post3067064859425134554..comments2023-10-19T23:31:13.746-07:00Comments on Field Notes from an Evolutionary Psychologist: Primate Parenting - A Stark Difference?Field Noteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-62857555858960657142009-09-07T17:01:38.527-07:002009-09-07T17:01:38.527-07:00That's a good point you make about enforced cu...That's a good point you make about enforced cuddle time. A product like this makes it so easy just to park babe to 'get things done.' <br /><br />I definitely feel the pressure to do more things, but then again, I am somewhat an over-achiever and multi-tasker so I find ways to get some things done while nursing, just not those things I can't do while sitting!Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-78269996066639866102009-09-07T16:56:38.239-07:002009-09-07T16:56:38.239-07:00I could too Shana, tho the makers do advise agains...I could too Shana, tho the makers do advise against using it in the car in case of a collision, the bottle could injure the baby.Field Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372584643389870376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-73305497405952533082009-09-07T13:02:40.683-07:002009-09-07T13:02:40.683-07:00I'm with you - it's a cute product and a n...I'm with you - it's a cute product and a nifty idea but just smacks too much of putting a sweater on the wire monkey mama to me. Feeding time with baby - especially breastfeeding - is so important! Bonding is the big factor but so is the downtime for mom. Postpartum with my biological daughter would have been so much harder, both physically and emotionally, for me if I had not had those hours everyday when I simply couldn't just keep moving on with my normal tasks. <br /><br />The postpartum months represent an important psychological transition time every time. So important that I wish I had been wise enough to regress our son to bottle feeding when we adopted him as a young toddler. We've bonded fairly well, but the transition to becoming mother to a toddler again took a lot of psychological energy and I think he & I both could have coped better if we had been required to cuddle for a while every day for bottle time.Virginiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811690314497763047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-35761064509651450742009-09-07T11:05:11.780-07:002009-09-07T11:05:11.780-07:00I would be concerned about choking if it were used...I would be concerned about choking if it were used in a car. Also, I think there might be a temptation to let the baby feed herself while one just goes to a chore, answer the door, feed the dogs "really quickly". Not safe, probably. There is always the aspiration factor.<br /><br />They are only little for a limited amount of time. I guess the question is how hard and time consuming is it to stop and feed a chiild in one's arms when they are hungry? Bonding such as this only happens for a short time and then *poof*, they are in college. The mental stimulation and emotional needs being met are important and play a role in healthy brain formation. <br />They can practice hand to mouth coordination with things that can't so easily cause them to choke during playtime. <br />Hmm. Can you tell I have an opinion on this? LOLSycamore Moon Studioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00210192952238991448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30314848.post-87376024752295639452009-09-07T10:36:42.476-07:002009-09-07T10:36:42.476-07:00I can see this being incredibly useful for things ...I can see this being incredibly useful for things like road trips where hours in the car don't permit feeding on demand (i.e. mom's the driver).<br /><br />But you're certainly asking some legitimate questions about human contact and its impact on us and our development. And I certainly don't have any answers (I rarely do).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501206165960022618noreply@blogger.com