Blog Entries June 2008
by Barbara Dehn -
26th June 2008
I heard from a friend that she used to pump in the broom closet at work. She was working in a major corporation as a middle manager and there was no place else for her to pump. Oh, there was an outlet in the ladies room, but no private place to pump. She could stand at the sink and say hi to everyone who came in to use the bathroom...
by Kate Kahn -
23rd June 2008
Hats off to California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet. Yesterday Ms. Bradstreet dished out a citation to a California company for not complying with a law that mandates companies provide private accomodations and enough break time for employees to pump breast milk while at work. It's the first citation of its kind since the...
by Barbara Dehn -
19th June 2008
As maternity leaves come to an end, moms who must return to work outside the home must try to prepare for every scenario and contingency. One of the most worrisome is how and what to feed their baby. Have they been pumping and storing milk? Is the baby taking a bottle? Are they using formula? When preparing to return to...
by Kate Kahn -
16th June 2008
File this under the "scare tactic" category. I read an article in The St. Petersburg Times yesterday that, I think, bordered on the absurd. It preyed on the vulnerability of new moms whose homes are in hurricane zones. The writer, a nurtrition educator with a local county health department, maintained that in...
by Barbara Dehn -
12th June 2008
I recently read about Clare Byam-Cook, a retired midwife from the UK, who spent the past 20 years helping thousands of women, including celebrities such as Kate Winslet and Helena Bonham Carter , to breastfeed. But while a major proponent of the 'breast is best' message, she believes that some midwives are now so dogmatic about it, that they...
by Kate Kahn -
9th June 2008
A new study done by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston finds that s many as 12 percent of infants and toddlers are deficient in Vitamin D and a whopping 40% have below-optimal levels. The researchers studied 380 children ranging in age from 8 months to two years. (Interestingly this study was triggered by a previous one done...
by Barbara Dehn -
5th June 2008
My friend Pec Indman, who co-wrote the book, Beyond the Blues, has helped me better understand many of the triggers that can lead to postpartum depression. Not surprisingly, when the reality of an experience doesn’t match up with our expectations, many different emotions can arise including depression, anger and shame. Combine...
by Kate Kahn -
2nd June 2008
Here's a frightening tidbit: a new study found that some bibles of obstetrics, routinely used for medical students, are less than informative and educational. According to the study these textbooks leave out important information, can be inaccurate and in some cases give wrong information!!!!! And these are the books doctors,...
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