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New Study on Breastfeeding Difficulties

A new study by researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio says that new, first-time moms who are older, overweight, or have difficulties breastfeeding in the days after birth may find they have a delay in full breast milk production. As you may know, right after birth, a woman produces colostrum until her full breast milk comes in. This is considered “delayed lactogenesis” if full milk production doesn’t happen within the first 72 hours after birth. If the baby doesn’t get enough milk, it can lead to dehydration and weigh loss. In the study, which can be … Continue reading →

Another Reason to Breastfeed

If you’re thinking about breastfeeding, here is another reason you should: the longer women breastfeed, the more they lower their risk for metabolic syndrome. Women who suffered gestational diabetes may benefit even more. About a quarter of women between 20 and 59 have metabolic syndrome, and those who suffered gestational diabetes are more than twice as likely to have it. A recent study shows that breastfeeding may actually reverse the metabolic changes associated with gestational diabetes. In turn, mothers who breastfeed may lower their risk for heart disease and diabetes as well. According to Mayo Clinic, “metabolic syndrome is a … Continue reading →

Why Passengers Don’t Mind Being Delayed in Hong Kong

No one likes to be stuck in an airport when they should be somewhere over the Pacific. But according to a recent survey, if you have to be delayed anywhere, it’s best to be held up at the Hong Kong International Airport. For the seventh year in a row, the massive airport was ranked the best by millions of passengers around the world. Visitors chose the Hong Kong International Airport over 190 others in an annual survey conducted by Skytrax, a privately owned research company. The London-based firm reportedly collected more than 8 million questionnaires from travelers flying into and … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review July 6 to July 15

Friday, July 6 Ask a Baby Blogger: Early Exposure to Allergens I answer the question whether or not you should avoid highly allergenic foods while pregnant or breastfeeding. Sunday, July 8 No More Pricks for Jaundiced Babies If you have had a baby who had jaundice more than a couple of years ago, it is likely that the poor little dear had to suffer through heel prick after heel prick in order to measure their level of bilirubin. Now, hospitals across the country are starting to get a machine that will make immediate diagnosis much easier. Hooray for the Transcutaneous … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review: Feb. 18 through Feb. 23

From breastfeeding questions to potty discussions–we’ve covered it this week in the baby blog. Did you miss something? Check here to catch up on your reading, see which blogs were commented on, and add your opinion! Sunday, Feb. 18 Weaning: When Illness Interrupts the Process Our guest blogging friend Amy shares with us why she decided to ditch the weaning effort temporarily and comfort her daughter at the breast during illness. You can check out Amy’s other blogs in the Christian section of Families.com. Tuesday, Feb. 20 Tales from the Potty: Potty Mouths If you’ve potty trained, you know all … Continue reading →

The Pregnancy Blog Week in Review for Feb 3- Feb 9

If you are too busy to check the blog every day, the week in review is a great way to catch up on your reading. Relax, make a cup of tea or fill your water glass and read the recap of our week in the pregnancy blog. Saturday, February 3 Let’s Talk About Birthing Big: Super Tonio! relates the story of a 14.5 pound baby born in Cancun, Mexico. Let’s Talk About Pregnant Celebrities – Who’s Got Bump? is a great way to catch up on the celebrity baby news. Why I Chose to Breastfeed explores the factors that influenced … Continue reading →

Why I Chose to Breastfeed

One of the most important decisions you will make during your pregnancy is how to feed your new baby. This decision needs to be made during pregnancy, so you can get off to the right start when the baby arrives. I made the decision to breastfeed when I was pregnant with our first baby. I am currently breastfeeding our fourth baby and it’s a decision I have never regretted. I made this decision for several reasons. Nutrition: If you’ve done any reading on this subject, you have heard that breast is best for the baby. Breast milk is the perfect … Continue reading →

Ask a Baby Blogger: My Breastfed Baby Always Seems to Be Sick. . .

The question being: “I thought breastfed babies weren’t supposed to get sick! What’s up with that? Along with this question I could also add the statement: “My babies were formula fed and never got sick!” The Statistics There are several answers to this but to answer them we have to understand something about statistics on which we are all saying that breastfed babies don’t get sick as easily as formula fed ones. WHO says that if there were a moderate increase in breastfeeding throughout the world, morbidity rates for infants would decrease significantly. Likewise, baby friendly hospitals report that they … Continue reading →

The “Breast” in Breastfeeding

Did you see this? It’s the cover of Baby Talk Magazine full of breast and feeding. To be exact, only about 1/8th of the cover is full of breast. The rest of the cover is technically the infant suckling at the breast. But whatever. It caused outrage. People are grossed out by watching someone breastfeed. In case you are not familiar with Baby Talk magazine, it is a free magazine whose readership is mostly expecting mothers. This is one of the free information sources you get when you go to visit your obstetrician, go to have your sonogram or some … Continue reading →

Baby Friendly Hospitals and Why we Should Love Them

If you’ve read any of my baby blogs at all, you should know that I am about as pro-breastfeeding as they come. I’ve breastfed all of my babies, for at least a year, including my twins. A few of my children, I’ve even breastfed past two years of age. To me, breastfeeding makes sense in all ways. I am not saying this to judge anyone who chose not to breastfeed. In fact, I honestly don’t know anyone who didn’t want to breastfeed. I do know plenty of women, however, that gave it up because the logistics of breastfeeding became too … Continue reading →