Ihavebeenconsistentlyopposedtofeedingababyregularly.AsadoctormotherandscientistinchilddevelopmentIbelievethereisnothingtorecommenditfromthebaby'spointofview.

Mothersdoctorsandnursealikehavenoideaofwhereababy'sbloodsugarlevellies.Allweknowisthatalowlevelisharmfultobraindevelopmentandmakesababyeasilyannoyed.Inthisstatethebabyisdifficulttocalmdownandsleepisimpossible.Thebabyasksforattentionbycryingandsearchingforfoodwithitsmouth.

Itisnotjustunkindbutalsodangeroustosayafour-hourlyfeedingschedulewillmakeababysatisfied.Thefirstoftheexpertstoadvocateastrictclock-watchingschedulewasDrFredericTrubyKingwhowasagainstfeedinginthenight.I'veneverheardanythingsoridiculous.Babyfeedingshouldn'tfollowatimetablesetbythemum.Whatisimportantisfeedingababyinthebestwaythoughitmaycausesomeinconvenienceinthefirstfewweeks.

Wellatlastwehavecopper-bottomedresearchthatsupportsdemandfeedingandpointsouttheweaknessesofstrictlytimedfeeding.Theresearchfindsoutthatbabieswhoarefedondemanddobetteratschoolatage5711and14thanbabiesfedaccordingtotheclock.Bytheageof8theirIQ（智商）scoresarefourtofivepercenthigherthanbabiesfedbyarigidtimetable.ThisresearchcomesfromOxfordandEssexUniversityusingasample（样本）of10419childrenbornintheearly1990stakingaccountofparentaleducationfamilyincomeachild'ssexandagethemother'shealthandfeelingstyle.Theseresultsdon'tsurpriseme.Feelingaccordingtoschedulerunstheriskofharmingtherapidlygrowingbrainbytakingnoaccountofsinkingbloodsugarlevels.

Ihopethisresearchwillputanendtoadvocatingstrictlytimedbabyfeelingpractices.

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