Blog Entries January 2008
Each Situation is Uniqueby Barbara Dehn - 31st January 2008 Just this week I met with a young woman who is expecting her first baby. She brought her mom to her visit and we all enjoyed listening to the baby’s more ... |
A Class Divide and a Moral Divideby Kate Kahn - 28th January 2008 In England, it's illegal to advertise formula milk for babies under the age of six months. And if lactation activists,or lactivists, get their way, it more ... |
Calling All Candidates!by Kate Kahn - 22nd January 2008 It's political season and this one is one of the best in recent memory! With the races so tight public interest is at its highest in years. And because more ... |
A Little one-on-one goes a Long Way!by Barbara Dehn - 17th January 2008 There's a new pilot program in Scotland that would be a great model for us to follow here in the U.S. The program trains volunteer mothers to help teach more ... |
Baby-Friendly or Mom-Unfriendly? You decide.by Kate Kahn - 14th January 2008 There's alot of press these days on a movement that people are calling “Baby-Friendly" hospitals and I have to say I’m completely insulted more ... |
Postpartum Depressionby Barbara Dehn - 10th January 2008 Ok, the holidays are over! Whew, there’s a lot to do this time of year and some of us never get caught up or are able to send out holiday cards. more ... |
You are what your Mother Eats....or are you?by Kate Kahn - 06th January 2008 A new mom has so much to think about when caring for a baby. The fear that your child might have significant allergies just provides an added dimension more ... |
Over-reacting in Oregonby Kate Kahn - 03rd January 2008 Several hospitals in Oregon—and all in Portland-- have stopped handing out “gift packs” that include formula samples to new mothers leaving more ... |



