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How can a child wake up to nurse at 3 a.m. and 5 a.m. yet sleep through a piercingly loud alarm clock buzzer at 8 a.m.? I’m glad she didn’t wake up to my alarm, but still….
The other night she actually slept from 9:30 p.m. to 7 a.m. without needing any settling from me […]
As long as you can - breastfeed! And get that protection into your child.
Dr. David Rose, Deputy Director, Maternal and Primary Care Administration, DC Department of Health. “Asthma and Allergies in Children” The Kojo Nnamdi Show, WAMU American University Radio, April 5, 2007.
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The next Carnival of Breastfeeding will take place on June 12, 2007, in anticipation of Father’s Day on June 17. The theme will be “Fathers” — how they support breastfeeding, how they feel about it. This is a great opportunity for fathers out there to contribute a post. We also encourage mommy bloggers to ask […]
Check out the new blog template! The colors are still being straightened out (back to light and dark purple soon!) but I like the new streamlined look and I hope you do too! It should be easier to navigate the side bar now. Don’t forget to look in the far right column for the current […]
I’ve got a wacky hypothetical question for you today. This question came up in casual conversation at the LLL area conference and I knew my answer immediately. I’m curious to see if others feel the same way….
Is it about the milk or the physical connection? Both are beneficial, but if you HAD to choose between […]
Voters split evenly on the question: What do you do with unused samples of artificial baby milk? Approximately one-third of voters would donate the samples to a food bank, while one-third would give the samples to a friend who’s already bottle-feeding. Here’s the break-down by number of votes:
Please take a moment to vote in the […]
I confess I’m finding the WOMAN Challenge rather difficult. I’ve stayed faithful to my commitment to exercise at least 30 minutes every day, but often that’s meant an after dinner walk or sit-ups and push-ups in front of the television at night.
Tanya tagged me to share some pictures of one of my walking routes. […]
After I wrote about how to heal a bite mark, one reader asked the very reasonable question of how to prevent a baby from biting in the first place. Steph wrote:
Q: My 12 month old son is used to being nursed to sleep, but with three teeth coming in at once, he is now also […]
Recent studies showed that exclusive breastfeeding for six months reduced the risk of HIV transmission from mother to infant down to four percent, whereas supplementation with artificial milk or solid foods posed three or four times that risk of transmission. In developed countries with access to safe water supplies and artificial baby milk, one might […]
My rating: an average 4.5 out of 5, with five points for enjoyability and appeal to working and pumping mothers, and four points for accuracy.
Description: Paperback book published March 15, 2007.
Subject: Advice for mothers who work outside the home and continue breastfeeding and pumping.
Price: List price U.S. $13.95 (less on Amazon.com).
Authors: Cate Colburn-Smith and Andrea […]
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