Blog Entries March 2008
by Barbara Dehn -
29th March 2008
“Don’t ask me if I’m breastfeeding, because I’m not, and I just can’t,” said a very together 38-year-old mom on the go, who came in for her check up. She was on her way to a meeting and brought in her adorable little guy so we could hold him. No judgments here. "How can I best...
by Kate Kahn -
26th March 2008
I read a blog the other day in The New York Times that sparked my interest. It was triggered by a study published in The American Journal of Public Health, called “Infant Formula Marketing Through...
by Barbara Dehn -
20th March 2008
When it’s time to start thinking about returning to work a little preparation a few weeks ahead will smooth this transition. There are so many things to consider and feeding the baby is just one of the details that keep moms awake at night. Literally, they’re awake to feed the baby or they may be worried about how to...
by Kate Kahn -
17th March 2008
I read a column the other day in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that made a lot of sense. The writer's main point was that if everyone was made aware of the realities of breastfeeding (the good and the bad), then more people might keep at it and not give up when the going gets hard. I think she has a point.
I'd venture to guess that...
by Barbara Dehn -
12th March 2008
What do you do when you hear the cry in the middle of the night? You’re exhausted, too exhausted to think clearly, and you crave one thing, and that is more sleep. You would consider trading almost anything for a full nights sleep. You’re reduced to basic needs. Who cares about 3 star restaurants or the latest movie, you’d...
by Kate Kahn -
10th March 2008
I’m all for people being passionate about their jobs. It’s what makes most people successful at what they do. To be truly successful one has to have not only a strong belief that what they’re doing is the right thing, but they also need to be emotionally intelligent and know when to say when. Those two qualities differentiate...
by Barbara Dehn -
6th March 2008
Just when I think that things have changed, and that pregnant moms have access to plenty of health information, I realize that we still have lots of work to do and we have to use every means available to provide prenatal, breastfeeding and newborn education to parents. I just assumed that everyone had access to health care providers that care...
by Kate Kahn -
5th March 2008
There was an editorial in the Boston Herald that's simply too good to pass up so I’m cutting and pasting it here for you to see. On Tuesday, I blogged about the Massachusetts legislature's attempt once again to consider a bill that would allow women to breastfeed in public. However you feel on the subject, The Herald's point of view...
by Kate Kahn -
3rd March 2008
There’s a bill up for consideration today in the Massachusetts legislature that would allow, indeed, give women the right, to breastfeed in public without worrying that they’re violating any indecency laws. “That’s great,” you might think. And you’d be right. The problem is, there have already been similar...
by Barbara Dehn -
29th February 2008
One seasoned mom that I know was describing her hectic life to me the other day. She has three children, one of whom is a brand new six-week-old infant. Her other two children are three and five. She was alternately beaming because her dream of three healthy children has come true while explaining the chaos and craziness that is her life....
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