I think no eye contact is a load of bull! I don't think there was a single second that i did not look inot my sons eyes when he was tiny, feeding at my breast and dozing off to sleep in my arms, i even did damage to my nec from constantly looking down at him all the time LOL! Even now we stare into each others eyes before we drift off.

I agree with other posters who have mentioned that advice like this is used to make a baby fit into our lives without upsetting our wants too much.

Ren, i agree that we may be raising an unconnected generation, but, then again, my mothers generation all seemed to go by routines and 4 hourly feeds and all those silly rules, so are we a disconnected society?? Probably.