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Blog Entries July 2008

I'm tired of the GUILT factor

by Kate Kahn - 29th July 2008


     I'm so tired of hearing about yet another thing I did wrong apparently when it comes to raising my children.  There's a study
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Metabolic disorders and other rare events

by Barbara Dehn - 25th July 2008


I’ve cared for many babies in the ICU with various metabolic disorders and conditions that cause malabsorbtion in the intestines. Simply put, they
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When Parents Split Up

by Kate Kahn - 22nd July 2008


I read a story the other day that was very unsettling.  It was about a couple getting divorced.  They have two daughters.  One is 18 months
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Zen and the art of Motherhood

by Barbara Dehn - 18th July 2008


I was talking to a friend, who is the mother of 3 children, about motherhood and what her experience with feeding her children was like.  She breastfed
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A Forrnula for Success

by Kate Kahn - 15th July 2008


There's some good news for moms who can't breastfeed but whose babies might be genetically susceptible to allergies.  A new study in The
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If they Could, They Would

by Barbara Dehn - 11th July 2008


I’ve read some new statistics that breastfeeding rates in some areas decline at 4 and 6 months, reaching as low as 14%.  Why does this occur? 
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Taxing Choices

by Kate Kahn - 08th July 2008


San Joaquin County in California is putting its money where its mouth is.  Literally!   In an effort to better its breastfeeding rate (which
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Mixing Breastmilk and Formula?

by Barbara Dehn - 04th July 2008



I have a patient who is pumping 4-5 times each day, and producing about 1 ½ ounces each time.  Her 9 week old baby is drinking 3-4 ounces
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