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Welcome to the April Carnival of Breastfeeding, “Thrush and Mastitis and Blebs, oh my!” This month several contributors share their experiences with different breastfeeding challenges and offer links and resources for overcoming those challenges. First I will talk about using gentian violet or grapefruit seed extract as alternative remedies for thrush, but make sure to […]
Pre-order the latest edition of the drug and lactation guide Medications and Mothers’ Milk and save 5% on your order! According to the publisher:
Some of the new features added to Medications and Mothers’ Milk 2008, thirteenth edition include:
- More than 70 new drugs.
- Rigorous updates to hundreds of drugs and tables.
- Updated tables on radiocontrast […]
Fascinating news out of Perth, Australia, as researchers report that human breast milk contains stem cells that potentially could be harvested to treat all manner of injuries and diseases. ScienceAlert quotes molecular biologist Dr. Mark Cregan:
We already know how breast milk provides for the baby’s nutritional needs, but we are only just beginning to understand […]
Perhaps the formula industry never heard the phrase, “Don’t mess with Mother Nature.” In an attempt to market artificial milk as “closer to breast milk” and “closest to human milk,” formula companies developed DHA and ARA fatty acid additives. Those additives are made from fermented algae and fungus, and require the use of hexane (a […]
What do you think about the petitions going around like this one and this one that ask eBay to ban the sale of used single-user breast pumps (not the kind that are intended for safe use by multiple users)? Previously I have pointed readers to the FDA’s breast pump website for information on the risk […]
Welcome to the latest Carnival of Breastfeeding, where we have gathered together a collection of reviews of books and videos related to pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, and parenting. To read all of the reviews, check out the links at the end of this post!
Before I could read Baby Matters, Revised 2nd Edition: What Your Doctor May […]
Is intelligence determined by nature or nurture? The latest breastfeeding study reveals that nature (genetic makeup) and nurture (breastfeeding) work together to develop a child’s IQ. In children with a particular variant of the FADS2 gene (as 90% of children have), breastfeeding increases intelligence. Breastfed children with the gene variant score an average of seven […]
This question came up recently when one of my friends had an emergency appendectomy. Personally I have used this question as a way to weed out (bad) doctors — unless they give me the correct answer or say “I don’t know, but I’ll find out for you,” they’re history. For the expert answer to whether […]
Hi there. Kendra here from Diabetes Notes, a fellow blogger at the science and health channel. Being a nurse, I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the words, “I know I can’t breastfeed after I have the baby, I’m a diabetic.” And I can’t count how many times I have said, “the […]
What do you do if you notice your breastfed baby has green, frothy stool? Here is the scoop on green poop. There are two main considerations when a baby has green watery bowel movements: (1) oversupply and a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance, or (2) baby’s reaction to something the mother consumed.
Oversupply and Foremilk/Hindmilk Imbalance
It may take […]
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