Ihavebeenconsistentlyopposedtofeedingababyregularly.AsadoctormotherandscientistinchilddevelopmentIbelievethereisnothingtorecommenditfromthebaby’spointofview.
Mothersdoctorsandnursealikehavenoideaofwhereababy’sbloodsugarlevellies.Allweknowisthatalowlevelisharmfultobraindevelopmentandmakesababyeasilyannoyed.Inthisstatethebabyisdifficulttocalmdownandsleepisimpossible.Thebabyasksforattentionbycryingandsearchingforfoodwithitsmouth.
Itisnotjustunkindbutalsodangeroustosayafour-hourlyfeedingschedulewillmakeababysatisfied.Thefirstoftheexpertstoadvocateastrictclock-watchingschedulewasDrFredericTrubyKingwhowasagainstfeedinginthenight.I’veneverheardanythingsoridiculous.Babyfeedingshouldn’tfollowatimetablesetbythemum.Whatisimportantisfeedingababyinthebestwaythoughitmaycausesomeinconvenienceinthefirstfewweeks.
Wellatlastwehavecopper-bottomedresearchthatsupportsdemandfeedingandpointsouttheweaknessesofstrictlytimedfeeding.Theresearchfindsoutthatbabieswhoarefedondemanddobetteratschoolatage5711and14thanbabiesfedaccordingtotheclock.Bytheageof8theirIQscoresarefourtofivepercenthigherthanbabiesfedbyarigidtimetable.ThisresearchcomesfromOxfordandEssexUniversityusingasample(样本)of10419childrenbornintheearly1990stakingaccountofparentaleducationfamilyincomeachild’ssexandagethemother’shealthandfeedingstyle.Theseresultsdon’tsurpriseme.Feedingaccordingtoschedulerunstheriskofharmingtherapidlygrowingbrainbytakingnoaccountofsinkingbloodsugarlevels.
Ihopethisresearchwillputanendtoadvocatingstrictlytimedbabyfeedingpractices.
1.WhatdoestheauthorthinkaboutDrKing?
A.Heisstrict | B.Heisunkind |
C.Hehasthewrongidea. | D.Hesetsatimetableformothers |
A.basic |
B.reliable |
C.surprising |
D.interesting |