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 [...]
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It’s been exactly a year today since the American Academy of Pediatrics updated their car seat recommendations to include rear-facing children until at least two, or until they outgrew their seat, and for older kids to stay in boosters until they were 8-12 years old and 4’9″. These simple recommendations, as we know, can and [...]
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Now, I bet you’re still wondering how my title of this post plays into thinks? Well look at that last line in that ad again… “closely mimics the nursing experience.” You know what other line we hear ALL the time in formula advertising? “Closer than ever to breastmilk.” In fact, every single time formula companies change around ingredients or add a new one (which remember, might not do anything) they then claim it’s even closer to breastmilk than ever before. But what a stupid statement that is.
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Long ago, though I won’t say HOW long, I was in middle school. I wasn’t even sure I liked boys, and I didn’t want kids at all. In fact, I promised my uterus to my gay friend Sam, as I swore I’d never use it (Samir, you can still have it, but now it’s a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the yardstick that a lot of American pediatricians and mothers measure by. They’re often quoted: “Breastfeed until at least 1″ and “Rear-face until at least 2″. There’s also the “Pacifiers don’t cause nipple confusion” and “Co-sleeping is dangerous” comments. When one actually starts to look into the AAP’s [...]
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Sometimes when I’m out and about, I see car seat usage that makes me cringe. Okay, often. Most of the time in fact. Sometimes I’ll take the time (and the risk) and approach someone about the car seat, but other times I’m in a hurry, just see the car in the parking lot without folks [...]
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In case you missed it, I talked in Part 1 about buying a carseat. Now that you have a seat and have it installed, we’re going to talk about how to put your baby in it. Rule #1: Shoulder straps have to be in specific slots/positions. Rear-facing babies should have the top of the harness [...]
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