Blog Entries July 2008
by Barbara Dehn -
31st October 2011
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 at each feeding, and as you can imagine, she has to supplement her milk with formula. Instead of feeding the baby all formula or all breastmilk, she wondered if she could mix the two...
by Barbara Dehn -
10th October 2011
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? Is there not enough education? Perhaps, but my feeling is that if moms could, they would. There are many factors that influence whether a mom can breastfeed her child exclusively...
by Kate Kahn -
28th 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 out in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine this month that suggests women who put their...
by Barbara Dehn -
24th 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 aren’t able to absorb and process the nutrients in the milk they drink or the foods they eat. There are a variety of causes and symptoms that range from diarrhea to poor weight gain and...
by Kate Kahn -
21st 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 and still breastfeeding. The mother does not want the father to have overnight visits with the daughter because she feels it will interfere with her vision of "attachment parenting...
by Barbara Dehn -
17th 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 her first child for 3 months, the 2nd for 3 weeks and the newest baby for 12 days. Her milk supply couldn’t keep up despite all of her efforts, and she had to supplement with all 3 children. “I...
by Kate Kahn -
14th 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 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology shows that hypoallergenic infant formuals may actually help...
by Kate Kahn -
7th 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 is dismal according to health officials), the county is taking $150,000 from cigarette taxes to finance wellness programs to help babies, children up to age 5 and their families. It's...
by Kate Kahn -
30th June 2008
I love what our neighbors to the north are doing. Starting last week, restaurants in Toronto ( that country's largest city) began displaying decals in their windows alerting the public that breastfeeding in their eateries is not only accepted but encouraged! That seems very progressive and pro-active if you ask me.
The decals...
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