Blog Entries 2012
by Kate Kahn -
14th May 2012
By now you've no doubt heard of or read the TIME magazine piece on attachment parenting. It's tipped the scales when it comes to reactions from all sides. It features a 26-year-old mother from L.A., Jamie Lynne Grumet, breastfeeding her nearly 4-year-old child.
The picture alone has caused controversy, not to mention the...
by Kate Kahn -
10th May 2012
Here's a story that points, once again, to the need to target those who need more education about infant feeding choices, and to have community outreach that provides much needed support for new moms.
A study (not yet published) done by researchers at the New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center in NY,...
by Kate Kahn -
3rd May 2012
Relax! They're fine! So say researchers of a new study just out. Everyone always worries that if you let your baby use a pacifier it will cause him/her to stop breastfeeding. But researchers in at Oregon Health & Science University found that, in fact, limiting the use of pacifiers actually decreases breastfeeding...
by Kate Kahn -
26th April 2012
Um.....that would be a big fat "NO!" Why is it even a question, you might ask? Well, some people apparently feel that it's fine to do. But it's not, and here's why: it can jeopardize your baby's health. Plain and simple.
Both the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
by Kate Kahn -
19th April 2012
I've read several articles lately lamenting the lack of support for moms who choose to use infant formula to feed their babies. Interestingly the comments are coming not just from moms, but also from some in the medical community.
While the moms tend to complain about being made to feel guilty, some of the medical community comments...
by Kate Kahn -
12th April 2012
The campaign launched this week by Public Citizen, calling on all hospitals to stop giving out free formula samples in maternity ward goodie bags is nothing short of galling and it's caused quite an uproar. Public Citizen maintains that the free samples undermine a new mother's desire or ability to breastfeed. I'm not kidding!
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by Kate Kahn -
5th April 2012
Do you feed your baby on demand, or on a set schedule? The answer you choose could mean the difference between your baby being smarter, and you being in a better frame of mind! That's according to some new research format he Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex and Oxford University in Britain....
by Kate Kahn -
29th March 2012
A new study out of the UK is generating some news and it's worth looking at because I bet thousands (maybe millions) of women in the U.S. will relate to it. The World health Organization and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend exclusive...
by Kate Kahn -
22nd March 2012
Here's something interesting, though not entirely shocking: a new study shows that because of societal pressure, new moms are feeling an overwhelming pressure to overspend when it comes to their babies--from the newest baby products to even infant formula. But the reason for it is what's alarming: guilt. That's it in one word...
by barbdehn -
19th March 2012
It's fun to find the baby book and look back on all the milestones that your darling little one achieved. The first smile, the first time they rolled over, sat up, reached for a toy, said Mama or Dada, or took that first step. The first year is chock full of milestones. Babies grow and develop at a rapid-fire pace. ...
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