Blog Entries October 2007
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.
Breastfeeding is free. Obviously. When it works well, it's fabulous. But, as Barb has noted numerous times with stories of her patients, breastfeeding doesn't come easily to...
by 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 it is circumstances. I have friends who would still be breastfeeding their high school seniors if it were socially acceptable. I'm just kidding! Seriously, weaning can be hard, as that...
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 director of the Children's Diabetes and Endocrine Center of South Texas at Driscoll Children's Hospital. He was talking about how breastfeeding prevents risk of obesity among children as they...
by 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 all of them until they were 6 months old, and all of this occurred in the day when there wasn’t as much support for breastfeeding. She made the switch to formula when they were about...
by 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 to be such a bitter issue. I guess it’s dependent on which “side” you come down. But therein lies the problem. Why do we feel it necessary to take sides?
You see,...
by Kate Kahn -
8th 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 to know this: Why haven't we heard from them on whether the right to breastfeed in public should be mandated by a federal law? Really. I'm not kidding (well, my tongue is somewhat in my cheek...
by Barbara Dehn -
4th 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 of jet black hair, that stood straight up, and now here she is in an adorable dress, with her tiny Dora backpack, ready for pre-school. Where does the time go? We talked about her current...
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