Yikes. After the announcement came out that Mayor Bloomberg had plans for a proposal to make changes to how formula is offered in hospitals came out, some amazing headlines popped up: Should Baby Formula Be Hidden In Hospitals To Force Moms To Breastfeed? Mayor Bloomberg Says Yes LIBERALISM IS A MENTAL DISORDER AND MAYOR BLOOMBERG PROVES [...]
Tags: birth, bottles, breastfeeding, formula, health & medicine, hospital birth, mayor bloomberg
Breastfeeding is a complex issue. On one hand, it’s what our bodies are made to do, and our babies come out designed to make it work. However, there are so many nuances, potential issues, and even just basic understand of how it works versus how you think it’s going to work that it’s much harder [...]
Tags: breastfeeding, education, formula feeding, health & medicine, research
As an avid user of FuzziBunz cloth diapers on my little guy Brody, I was absolutely thrilled when I was recently given the opportunity to interview Tereson Dupuy, the brilliant mind that created FuzziBunz diapers in 1999. I was even more excited when I learned that FuzziBunz is currently selling a “Light it Up Blue” [...]
Tags: autism, Autism Speaks, cloth diapers, fuzzibunz
I was in the store and decided to take a wee little gander at the ingredients in a Sponge Bob bubble bath bottle for kids. Then I looked at the Dora bubble bath. Next the Mr. Bubble. I shouldn’t have been shocked really. But I still was. Being the overly worried about what’s in everything [...]
Ahhh, the holidays! ‘Tis the season for friends, family, good food and good booze. Candles or a Christmas tree aren’t the only things getting lit this time of year! Ok, maybe (hopefully) that’s an exaggeration, but there is no denying that alcohol sales soar this time of year. I personally enjoy a glass of wine [...]
Tags: alcohol, baby, breastfeeding, chanukah, christmas, holiday, new years, nursing, yule
I recently read a great article in Mothering Magazine called “Breastfeeding Beats the Blues” by Kathleen A. Kendall-Tackett. The author did a fantastic job of using research to bust common myths surrounding postpartum depression and breastfeeding. This piece hit especially close to home, as I vividly remember watching my friend struggle with and pull herself [...]
Tags: breastfeeding, evidence based, mothering, nursing, postpartum depression, PPD
Employees dressed up in doctor’s coats or nurse uniforms telling moms formula is healthiest for their babies and handing out free cans… Babies getting diarrhea and dying or getting incredibly ill from contaminated water mixed with their formula… That was in the 80′s, and what started the Nestle boycott. People claim those who boycott need [...]
Tags: #nonestle, breastfeeding, education, formula, formula feeding, indonesia, nestle boycott, research
Water. It’s a resource that plenty of us take for granted. After all, we can just go to the grocery store and buy cases of plastic bottles of the stuff, jugs of it, have barrels of it delivered to our door, or just turn on our faucet. You don’t really have to work for [...]
Tags: #boonestle, #nonestle, being green, blog action day, environment, plastic, research
Two phrases from the newest Gerber Generation commercials: “The nutrition children get in the first 5 years can affect their health forever. Think about that.” “Together, we can create a healthier generation, and it starts with you.” Good advice, Gerber, thanks! I will keep that in mind as I completely skip everything labeled “Gerber” at [...]
Tags: breastfeeding, food, formula, Gerber, health & medicine, healthy eating, Nestle, nutrition
“Are you SERIOUS?!?!?! WHAT THE F&^%?!?!” Ok, how did I get to that point of frustration? We’re going to Tarantino this. It all started yesterday… A blogger I follow on Facebook had posted something and it popped up in my news feed. The post was a story about a baby dying from complications after circumcision. [...]
Tags: baby dies, circumcision, grieving, intactivists, tragedy