Blog Entries November 2008
by Barbara Dehn -
27th November 2008
For many moms, breastfeeding can be a real challenge. For others, there’s more than enough to go around. Recently, a new phenomenon has surfaced where a few moms are not only breastfeeding their own babies, but are also offering up a snack for babies of friends or family.
Incredible, as this seems, some moms...
by Kate Kahn -
24th November 2008
I read a a couple of articles the other day about a new study that shows children who are breastfed are less likely to have behavioral and psychological problems and that the longer a child is breastfed the lower the chances the mom will have to call in the psych cops. My first reaction was, "this is taking it too far." My...
by Barbara Dehn -
20th November 2008
I had an interesting conversation the other day with a health care provider who said, that she would love it if all of her patients could breastfeed exclusively for 1 or more years, but the reality is that few were able to do that. She said that what she was doing was helping moms figure out how to breastfeed as much as they could and leave the...
by Kate Kahn -
17th November 2008
We've all heard that you're not supposed to warm up bottles in a microwave for fear of burning their mouths. But did you know that if you don't prepare and store formula the right way you might be exposing your baby to infections and food-related illnesses? I found a good article from the Mayo Clinic with some good tips on just that...
by Barbara Dehn -
13th November 2008
I just re read Kate’s post from Karen Kleiman about the negative messaging about exclusive breastfeeding. Boy, that was a risky editorial to write and yet, as a clinician it was helpful. It’s so much easier for me to work with moms when there’s some flexibility in MY OWN THINKING. I’ve found that if I’m rigid...
by Kate Kahn -
10th November 2008
I want you to read something that I think is incredibly powerful and important. It's an editorial written by a woman who founded a center for women suffering from postpartum depression. Having breastfed her own children, albeit not for as long as she wanted to, compounded with the service she provides to postpartum moms, she...
by Barbara Dehn -
6th November 2008
Have you ever noticed the 80 : 20 rule? You know, that 20% of people on a project are doing 80% of the work? Or that when people form impressions of you, it’s 20% what you say and 80% how you say it?
I think this also applies in some ways to moms and babies. For sure when you talk to a baby, they do respond...
by Kate Kahn -
3rd November 2008
Well it's election day and I feel compelled to write about it. I, for one,am excited to vote. I'm a wholehearted political junkie; I cna't get enough of the stuff. I'm the one who flips between channels all night listening to the analysis and the pundits spewing forth their wisdom. The significance of this year's...
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