Blog Entries 2007
A Baby to Hold at Christmasby Barbara Dehn - 30th December 2007 “Is he coming with them?” my son asked anxiously. “Will Brandon be here for Christmas?” Everyone in the house was excited, because more ... |
Unfair Judgmentsby Kate Kahn - 25th December 2007 I read an opinion piece today about a woman who decided to feed her baby formula after trying unsuccessfully to breastfeed. She talked about how she was more ... |
Gregoryby Barbara Dehn - 21st December 2007 With her first 3 children, my patient, Sarah, breastfed her children exclusively. She felt like a cow, because she had such an abundance of milk. In fact, more ... |
Banking on Mother's Milkby Kate Kahn - 18th December 2007 We all know the benefits of mother's milk. But we also know it's not always possible to breastfeed for a variety of reasons, all of which are legitimate more ... |
Simple Solutionsby Kate Kahn - 13th December 2007 Breastfeeding is a wonderful thing. But it can also be overwhelming for a new mother. There are those who say that hospitals often sabotage the process more ... |
A Pediatric Nurseby Barbara Dehn - 09th December 2007 Today, I saw a friend who works in Pediatrics at a large metropolitan hospital and who cares for many babies who are hospitalized for a variety of reasons. more ... |
Breastfeeding and Formula-Feeding....Digesting all the Facts.by Kate Kahn - 06th December 2007 When digesting all the facts about breastfeeding versus formula-feeding, I've learned that it's important to think about what's not being said. For instance, more ... |
Equal Opportunitiesby Kate Kahn - 29th November 2007 I know several people who are pregnant right now. They run the gamut in terms of age. Some are in their 40s. Others are in their 30s. Some are married, more ... |
Twinsby Barbara Dehn - 26th November 2007 I saw a mom with twin babies the other day. She told me about her experience trying to care for her two little ones. Having twins is an enormous challenge more ... |
A Time of Thanksby Kate Kahn - 20th November 2007 Thanksgiving is tomorrow and I thought it fitting to blog about some of the things I’m thankful for. Let’s begin with breastfeeding. The numbers more ... |
Finding Your Own Pathby Barbara Dehn - 15th November 2007 I saw a patient yesterday with an adorable 6 week old baby girl. Dad came for the visit, and carried the car seat with their pink wrapped package. more ... |
Are You Kidding Me?by Kate Kahn - 12th November 2007 I read a column the other day that blew my mind, not for what the columnist wrote, but because of a quote she used in her piece. The column appeared in more ... |
Giuliani...The Breast Policy Enforcer?by Kate Kahn - 07th November 2007 Two articles last weekend about presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani pose a frightening pattern of lack of follow through when it comes to knowing all more ... |
Breast Milk For Sale? I don't think so!by Kate Kahn - 04th November 2007 There’s a woman in Iowa who’s caught between a rock and a hard place so to speak. Martha Heller is a new mom. She’s been breast feeding more ... |
All things being equal.....by Kate Kahn - 29th October 2007 All things being equal, everyone seems to agree that breast is best. But, as we well know, all things are not always equal. Take the cost of feeding babies. more ... |
Weaningby Barbara Dehn - 25th October 2007 How do we wean our babies? When do we wean? Whose choice is it? Sometimes mom makes the decision because she has to, sometimes the baby decides, sometimes more ... |
Myth or Misinformation?by Kate Kahn - 22nd October 2007 I read an article recently that went completely against the grain of common logic. At least to my mind. It was written by Dr. Stephen Ponder who is the more ... |
Eight Childrenby Barbara Dehn - 18th October 2007 I had lunch the other day with an extraordinary woman, who is now 85, and raised 8 children! She delivered her last when she was 47. She breastfeed more ... |
The Sisterhood of Motherhoodby Kate Kahn - 15th October 2007 I’ve been thinking a lot lately about what divides us when it comes to the choices we make about feeding our children. And I wonder why it needs more ... |
The Breastfeeding Debate...really!by Kate Kahn - 08th October 2007 We've seen the presidential candidates debate the merits of the war in Iraq, abortion, the economy, immigration, education and many other topics. I'd like more ... |
Back To Workby Barbara Dehn - 04th October 2007 My patient was showing me pictures of her little girl. She’s four now and going to be a big sister. I remember when she was a newborn with a shock more ... |
Breathe Easier Part Deuxby Kate Kahn - 01st October 2007 more ... |
I've Changed My Mindby Kate Kahn - 25th September 2007 We've changed my mind. Several weeks ago, maybe months, I blogged on the story of Sophie Currier. She’s the Massachusetts woman who asked the National more ... |
Chemo Dateby Barbara Dehn - 24th September 2007 Last week I spent a morning at a Cancer Center with a friend. She was receiving one of her twice-monthly infusions of chemotherapy. My job was to keep more ... |
One small step for "motherkind"by Kate Kahn - 20th September 2007 New York recently joined a list of other states enacting a law that requires employers to protect the right of a mother to pump her breast milk at work. more ... |
No Two Are Alikeby Barbara Dehn - 17th September 2007 I’ve been reading a lot of stories from moms about their experiences with newborns, and the impression that leaps to mind is this: No two moms or more ... |
Breathe Easierby Kate Kahn - 13th September 2007 Moms who decide they can't or don't want to breastfeed can breathe a little easier today. Contrary to popular belief, it turns out that while we all know more ... |
Postpartum Depressionby Barbara Dehn - 09th September 2007 I was just at a meeting where we discussed postpartum depression and how to screen new moms and some of the risks. My office uses the Beck Depression more ... |
Politics versus Accuracyby Kate Kahn - 04th September 2007 Politics are rearing their ugly head again. You may have heard about a controversial Health and Human service ad campaign to promote breastfeeding. The more ... |
It is what it isby Barbara Dehn - 30th August 2007 “What are you going to do?” My friend smiled as she shrugged a little and held up her hands. “It is what it is.” We were talking more ... |
Mother of the Yearby Kate Kahn - 27th August 2007 I have a friend who I truly admire for her mothering skills and her stamina. She is the mother of 4 children with another on the way. Her children range more ... |
A Step In The Right Directionby Barbara Dehn - 23rd August 2007 I just read that New York Governor, Eliot Spitzer signed legislation that makes it easier for working moms to continue to provide breastmilk for their more ... |
From Hospital to Homeby Kate Kahn - 21st August 2007 There's an interesting article on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' website more ... |
Challengesby Barbara Dehn - 16th August 2007 I was talking to a friend yesterday who is a maternity nurse, working with new moms on the postpartum unit of a local hospital. She was telling more ... |
The Numbers Speak for Themselvesby Kate Kahn - 13th August 2007 Well, the numbers are in and, not surprisingly, show that most people in general and women in particular, don't agree with Mayor Bloomberg and his health more ... |
On Target, Off Targetby Kate Kahn - 09th August 2007 According to a new report by the CDC the number of women breastfeeding their babies is the highest it's ever been since the government has been tracking more ... |
Sanity Saverby Barbara Dehn - 05th August 2007 When NYC banned the diaper bags last week for their public hospitals, I thought about the moms who will invariably slip through the cracks. I was reminded more ... |
It's A Matter Of Choiceby Kate Kahn - 01st August 2007 New York City's Mayor Bloomberg and his Health officials, who arbitrarily decided to ban formula samples from goodie bags handed out to new moms at public more ... |
NYC acts as Nannyby Kate Kahn - 30th July 2007 The headline in The New York Post says it all today "NYC Acts as Nanny in new Breastfeeding Push." Yes, it official. As of today more ... |
Politics Asideby Kate Kahn - 26th July 2007 These days you'll find Ann Romney standing firmly behind her man, Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney. But a little item in today's Boston Globe more ... |
Making it all workby Barbara Dehn - 23rd July 2007 Now that you’ve had your beautiful baby and are recovering from the delivery, you start to settle in and get to know your little one. But wait, there’s more ... |
Baby Toesby Barbara Dehn - 22nd July 2007 I love baby toes! Ok, I confessed. These little niblets of teeny tiny soft round corn kernels at the end of petite and soft feet. Oh my gosh, I go wild more ... |
The Court of Motherhoodby Kate Kahn - 16th July 2007 This weekend ABC news did a story about women and their right to breastfeed in public. The network also posted an article from Babytalk more ... |
The Dream Feedby Barbara Dehn - 12th July 2007 This week, I saw a mom who is a 5 weeks postpartum. We were talking about her breastfeeding and how it’s going, when she mentioned her baby’s more ... |
Parsing Wordsby Kate Kahn - 09th July 2007 Pennsylvania has become the latest state (the 39th) to enact a law giving women the right to breastfeed in public without worrying that they will be found more ... |
Do I Have to Breastfeed To Be A Good Mom?by Barbara Dehn - 05th July 2007 I was having dinner with a friend of mine this weekend. She is newly pregnant and glowing. She and her husband are excited about meeting their new baby more ... |
Perception versus Realityby Kate Kahn - 02nd July 2007 Good news for moms who can’t, or choose not to breastfeed. As it turns out, you’re not condemning your child to a life of dieting! more ... |
Married to the Pumpby Barbara Dehn - 28th June 2007 I saw a patient a few weeks ago who was pumping her breastmilk so that she could build up a large reservoir in her freezer for when she returns to work. more ... |
Legal Discrimination?by Kate Kahn - 25th June 2007 An article in The Boston Globe, more ... |
Extending Maternity Leavesby Barbara Dehn - 21st June 2007 It was recently reported in Canada, that extending maternity leaves helps more moms breastfeed their infants longer. This is great news! By extending maternity more ... |
One Mother's Storyby Barbara Dehn - 18th June 2007 Reading Laura Cook-Crotty’s article in Newsweek, Formula is Fine, was like someone more ... |
The Politics of Breastsby Kate Kahn - 14th June 2007 Yesterday, at the Massachusetts statehouse, one topic of the day was breastfeeding and whether mothers should be allowed to breastfeed in public without more ... |
C'mon NPRby Kate Kahn - 10th June 2007 I love NPR…generally. But they let me down on Friday. A piece that aired on its Marketplace show was completely biased in the way it reported a more ... |
BREAST OBSESSIONby Barbara Dehn - 07th June 2007 Is it me? Or have there been a lot of news stories lately about women being harassed about breastfeeding their babies in public? What is more ... |
Fat or Fiction?by Kate Kahn - 04th June 2007 Breastfeeding is best. There’s no doubt about it. But let’s be careful about what claims we make. An article in American Chronicle states that more ... |
Bottle Bondingby Kate Kahn - 31st May 2007 Just yesterday my friend Ann was showing me pictures of her new baby. And while he's cute as can be, the picture that store my heart was the one of her more ... |
Gimme a Break!by Kate Kahn - 29th May 2007 By now you've heard that some hospitals around the country are trying to ban those starter kit bags that hospitals give out to new moms---the ones with more ... |
Diaper Bagsby Barbara Dehn - 24th May 2007 I’ve heard that some states are considering legislation to prevent hospitals from giving new moms Diaper Bags with formula samples in them. I was more ... |
My Purse and my Pump!by Kate Kahn - 21st May 2007 When my daughter was born I was committed to breastfeeding her. But going back to work wasn't easy...because work didn't make it easy. I had a tiny office more ... |
Mother's Day Momentby Kate Kahn - 13th May 2007 Much to my chagrin/amusement, I often find myself repeating the same tired responses my mother (and every mother!) used on me for common childhood complaints. more ... |
The bottom line and the bottle lineby Kate Kahn - 10th May 2007 As a mother who both breastfed and bottle fed her children, I truly believe it's imperative that women have the choice without being made to feel guilty. more ... |
Pumping and Dumpingby Barbara Dehn - 11th April 2007 I received a phone call from a woman in New York, who needs to have surgery for a medical condition. She just delivered her baby four weeks ago and more ... |
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