MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'infant'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:54:19 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118640&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrlindagalloway.files.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2Fbreastfeeding.jpg Could breastfeeding kill a newborn?  That is the question a California district attorney will ask a jury at the trial of a breastfeeding mother. Most women do not intend to harm their children but substance abuse and addiction comes with a heavy price. Such was the case of Maggie Jean Wortman, who has been charged with second degree murder after medical tests revealed that her newborn son died from methamphetamine intoxication obtained through her breast milk. Wortman’s 19-month-old daughter also tested positive for methamphetamine and was placed in protective custody. How could this happen? The transfer of drugs from the mother’s blood to human milk depends on the chemical composition of the drug. Antibiotics such as penicillin will remain in the mother’s blood for long periods of ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118640 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:00:00 +0100 5118640 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107496&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1502         So here you are, your baby has arrived and what?? no manual??? We have all been to ‘that place’ where we just don’t know what to do with our) crying baby 2) wakeful baby and 3) always hungry baby. It isn’t as easy as  1) soothe  your baby 2) put y our baby to sleep and 3) feed your baby. Here are some helpful hints and answers to the out of the ordinary  questions about parenting and newborns. {Click here for a free information packet and special coupon for MAZE Cord Blood Laboratories! } (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107496 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 16:13:39 +0100 5107496 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5008454&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2011%2F07%2Findependence-get-some.html Independence is defined as the quality or state of being independent. Essentially, not dependent.Having just celebrated the 4th of July, which we know is celebrated in honor of our freedom and independence. On this day, I always think about independence and how honored I feel to have found massage therapy to create my own independence. Yes, it seems odd to celebrate massage therapy on the 4th, but if you think about it, massage therapy can be your vehicle to true independence. How Massage Therapy Can Create Independence:1 - create your own freedom You can schedule your massage sessions, workshops and bodywork clients at times when it is convenient for you, while at the same time honoring their time as a client. Yes, we’ve heard the mantra “the client is always right”, and this is tr... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5008454 Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:20:00 +0100 5008454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4883575&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F31%2Ftop-5-vaccine-stories-for-may%2F We have scoured the web to bring you the top news headlines from around the world. Stay current in the latest affairs surrounding vaccines, Pharma, and the authorities who support them. 1. Infant mortality rates regressed against number of vaccine doses routinely given: Is there a biochemical or synergistic toxicity? http://het.sagepub.com/content/early/2011/05/04/0960327111407644 A brand new study published by Neil Z Miller and Gary S Goldman indicates an alarming trend between high vaccine uptake and infant mortality rates. It was found that in populations where infants received increased doses of vaccine, the infant mortality rates also increased. Although the reasons for this trend are unclear, it is suspected that the bio chemical or synergistic toxicity of vaccines plays a huge role... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4883575 Tue, 31 May 2011 06:45:27 +0100 4883575 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789254&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39261&url=http%3A%2F%2Fvactruth.com%2F2011%2F05%2F05%2Finfant-mortality-rates-increase-with-vaccines%2F In the just published (May 4, 2011) online journal article, “Infant mortality rates regressed against number of vaccine doses routinely given: Is there a biochemical or synergistic toxicity?” in Human and Experimental Toxicology, authors Neil Z Miller and Gary S Goldman state: “Nations that require more vaccine doses tend to have higher infant mortality rates.” That statement is based upon a study of the infant mortality rate (IMR) in numerous nations that require infant vaccinations.  Although the authors agree that clean water, increased nutritional measures, better sanitation, and easy access to health care contribute the most to improving infant mortality rates, they found that vaccines were not a predominate factor in infant survival, but probably contribute to Sudden Infan... vactruth.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789254 Thu, 05 May 2011 16:46:44 +0100 4789254 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4747615&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fnew-natural-cedar-insecticide-may-be-too-expensive-to-produce%2F2011.04.24 It’s about TIME!!! I read this fascinating story on NPR here. An all-natural insect repellant called nootkatone found in Alaska yellow cedar trees and citrus fruits (like grapefruit) is being developed by the CDC. It is so safe for humans, it is even an FDA-approved food additive. Nootkatone is not only safe for humans and the environment, it is a highly effective insect repellant. In fact, it is not only a bug repellant, but an insecticide causing death to biting insects like mosquitoes within 15 seconds. Application of 2% nootkatone will also control ticks for up to 42 days at greater than 97 percent efficacy. It is non-greasy, dries very quickly, and it has a very pleasant, citrus-y grapefruit odor to it. Sounds too good to be true… But it is true! The only downside right no... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4747615 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 19:00:00 +0100 4747615 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4615095&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fshould-you-worry-about-your-babys-flat-head%2F2011.03.21 Figure 1 This post was contributed by guest blogger, Edward Ahn, M.D. The head coach of a Division 1 champion women’s sports team brought her baby daughter in to me for evaluation of her flat head at the recommendation of her pediatrician. While I was examining her baby, I started to say, “Well, I’ll tell you what she has – She quickly interrupted, “Is it bad?” I looked up to see fear written on this tough coach’s face. I was struck by how this benign condition can cause apprehension in so many parents. Often, pediatric neurosurgeons like me or plastic surgeons are asked to assess babies with a flat head, also known as positional plagiocephaly. Usually, parents have developed a fair amount of anxiety, often with the underlying fear that their baby will need surgery or the... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4615095 Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:00:35 +0100 4615095 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4536150&cid=t_107525_112_f&fid=34971&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdoctorandpatient.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F03%2Fdonor-embryos-and-embryo-adoption.html Donor Embryos: Biologically , embryo adoption is exactly the same as a traditional adoption , in that the child and the parents have no genetic linkage. However , here the resemblance ends. Whereas with traditional adoption it is a child who is adopted after birth, in embryo adoption the infertile couple adopts an embryo before pregnancy.However , the sad tragedy is that there are just not enough babies available for adoption. Not only is the demand for adopting babies increasing day by day as infertility becomes more prevalent , the supply of unwanted babies being put up for adoption by the mother has become drastically reduced.It is ironic that while the technology of contraception and abortion has reduced the availability of adoptable children, assisted reproductive technology now offer... The Patient's Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4536150 Wed, 02 Mar 2011 05:00:00 +0100 4536150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532574&cid=t_107525_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fbz21nVunmHE%2F Abbott Laboratories and its marketing of the Similac infant formula is again under a microscope. The latest episode involves a new mobile phone app that offers a plethora of tidbits and tools for tracking feeding schedules for babies (see this). And the app is getting some favorable reviews from some mommy bloggers (look here and here), but what is not evidently clear is that these moms were paid by a company doing work for Abbott. Now, not all of the reviews are entirely favorable, and the mom bloggers do appear to disclose that payment was received from a firm called Collective Bias, which describes itself as “an emerging media firm focused on the intersection of mobile/social media and social shopper marketing” (read here), although the moms insist their thoughts are their o... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532574 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:57:12 +0100 4532574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4495205&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fa-pseudo-homeopathic-remedy%2F2011.02.18 Never in a million years would I have dreamed I would be able to say this, but I actually recommended a homeopathic remedy today. To briefly review, for anyone who may be under the mistaken impression that homeopathic remedies actually do anything – they don’t. Here’s why in a nutshell: Homeopathy is an unscientific and absurd pseudoscience, which persists today as an accepted form of complementary medicine, despite there never having been any reliable scientific evidence that it works. So what on earth possessed me to seriously recommend it? I’ll tell you. I saw a beautiful little four-month-old today whose mother thinks he might be teething. Everyone thinks their four-month-olds are teething because they start getting more drooly as their hand-mouth coordination improves, a... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4495205 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:00:01 +0100 4495205 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4477922&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fhave-you-hugged-you-kids-today.html Have you hugged your kids today? (Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog) Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4477922 Mon, 14 Feb 2011 16:58:00 +0100 4477922 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4446034&cid=t_107525_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FSZss_ZM6lJg%2F For the past few years, Abbott Laboratories has regularly mailed a survey to new moms about breastfeeding and the use of infant formula. The marketing move reflects a vested interest, since Abbott sells the Similac baby formula, which recently made headlines after beetles were discovered in one of its factories, prompting a recall (see this). The survey, however, comes from the National Institute for Infant Nutrition, a non-existent entity, which has caused a few quizzical moms to post questions and skeptical remarks on chat boards (look here and here). Not surprisingly, a few suspected the source was, in fact, an infant formula maker. “I think this is a front for the formula companies. They should just be honest about it, imo, and offer to send you free coupons,” wrote one mom... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4446034 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:29:48 +0100 4446034 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4441975&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwill-your-hospitals-maternity-ward-close%2F2011.02.06 When our country starts closing obstetrical units in hospitals because they “cost too much” money to operate, pregnant women need to pay attention because their babies are in serious trouble. Such was the case of the most recent casualty, South Seminole Hospital, a 200-bed hospital, that’s located within 30 minutes of my neighborhood. More than 20,000 babies were born in South Seminole Hospital during the past 18 years, and many of the babies were delivered by a local obstetrician who died approximately three years ago. I recall sitting in the emergency room of the hospital with a fractured ankle and listening to a chime that used to ring every time a baby was born. It was a soothing and humbling sound knowing that a new life was making its grand entrance each time that chime rang.... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4441975 Sun, 06 Feb 2011 14:00:12 +0100 4441975 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4433101&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fconfronting-the-empty-cradles-of-infant-mortality%2F2011.02.03 I have gushed praise for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for a long time. (Disclosure: I cut my teeth in journalism as a Journal Company employee way back in 1973. No ties since 1976.) As a mid-market newspaper facing all of the same hurdles as other newspapers, it consistently demonstrates tenacity and creativity in tackling vital healthcare issues in this country. The latest: A project called “Empty Cradles: Confronting Our Infant Mortality Crisis.” While there is a great health/medicine/science team in place at the Journal Sentinel, I believe that much of the credit goes to the top — to editor Marty Kaiser, who clearly understands that healthcare issues are among the most important his paper can report on in serving public needs. Kaiser writes: “The Journal Sen... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4433101 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 23:00:29 +0100 4433101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4355719&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffive-dead-babies-a-lesson-in-prenatal-politics%2F2011.01.16 When the Nebraska lawmakers voted to end Medicaid prenatal care for approximately 1,500 women, their unborn babies paid the ultimate price. Any labor room hospitalist who is responsible for the care of unassigned pregnant women will tell you that it is far easier to take care of pregnant women who have had prenatal care than it is to take care of women who haven’t. The recent vigil of the Equality Nebraska Coalition in front of their state capitol to honor five dead babies whose death can be related to the lack of access to prenatal care speaks volumes. On or about February of 2010, Nebraska expectant mothers received a “Dear John” letter from Nebraska’s Health and Human Services stating that their pregnancies were no longer covered under Medicaid. It appeared that the rationale fo... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4355719 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:00:17 +0100 4355719 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4352710&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36941&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mazecordblood.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1058 This article give little tidbits of information  which may help all of you cope together. (Source: Cord Blood News) Cord Blood News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4352710 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 22:53:51 +0100 4352710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4294639&cid=t_107525_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2F7uC772wbUbI%2F A teenager in atrial fibrillation... A worrying family history... A very unusual looking ECG... Can you put together the pieces of the puzzle? (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4294639 Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:17:37 +0100 4294639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265741&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-is-telebaby%2F2010.12.16 There are more and more premature babies, and the situation for their parents is dramatic. They would love to be with their newborn 24 hours a day, but in most cases they obviously can’t. At the Dutch UMC Ultrecht, they’ve launched a project under the name Telebaby, in which cameras were installed at the incubators and parents can watch their child live 24 hours a day — even through a mobile device. The system is password protected, of course, so only the parents can access the specific video channels. Isn’t it great? A very human but not that expensive idea — a really Dutch approach. *This blog post was originally published at ScienceRoll* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265741 Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:00:22 +0100 4265741 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197067&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Finner-ear-infections-still-no-need-for-antibiotics%2F2010.11.23 Kids get inner ear infections and then they get antibiotics, despite a long-standing knowledge that it’s not always best. Any physician knows this, but who hasn’t faced an irate or anxious parent in the exam room insisting on a prescription, whether the evidence warrants it or not? Reuters reports that the tally for all those antibiotics is $2.8 billion dollars, or $350 per child annually. And there’s only a slight benefit to them. While hardly comforting to the parents, physicians can add more heft to their argument that antibiotics are only modestly more effective than nothing, and they can avoid the rashes and diarrhea that antibiotics incur. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197067 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:00:00 +0100 4197067 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197070&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmaking-circumcision-a-crime%2F2010.11.23 Have you heard? First San Fransisco bans toys in Happy Meals. Now CNN is reporting there’s a  circumcision ban proposed in San Fransisco as well.  To recap: Anti-circumcision activist Lloyd Schofield has drawn up a proposal outlawing all circumcisions, even for religious reasons (circumcision of boys is traditional in Judaism and Islam.) The punishment would be up to a year in jail or up to a $1,000 fine. Boy, oh boy. What a hot-bed topic circumcision is. Mandating a ban against all circumcisions is like mandating a requirement that all boys be circumcised. Nobody is right. Everyone is an expert. You’re either for it or against it. But making circumcision a crime? I don’t know. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at The Happy Hospitalist*... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197070 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:00:00 +0100 4197070 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105845&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F10%2Fbring-love-nurturing-and-massage-to.html The Liddle Kidz Foundation Global outreach for 2010 focuses on orphaned and abandoned children in Vietnam.Donate Today FirstGiving - LIDDLE KIDZ FOUNDATION - Liddle Kidz Foundation_Vietnam OutreachWith nurturing, compassion and touch therapy, children will develop and reach their full potential. We strive to address infant and children’s critical tactile needs by working directly with their families and healthcare providers in pediatric hospitals, hospices, and orphanages to provide comprehensive nurturing services, consultation, education, program development and support. We are committed to furthering the development of touch therapy services for vulnerable and underserved populations internationally. Through education and support we work to create replicable and sustainable change. At... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105845 Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:15:00 +0100 4105845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4003437&cid=t_107525_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FLo0iD8kmVyw%2F What a difference a week can make. That’s the point of a letter written to Abbott Laboratories by Tom Harkin, an Iowa Democrat, who chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, after it was learned the drugmaker discovered beetles in a Michigan factory where its Similac powdered infant formula is made,, but took a week to launch a recall. Last week, Abbott began recalling 5 million units after reports by two consumers of contamination. Supposedly, extensive testing found 99.8 percent of products did not show signs of contamination, but Abbott bolstered its call centers and expanded the bandwidth of its websites to contend with an outpouring of consumer concern. The recall will cost Abbott about $100 million in lost sales. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Food and... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4003437 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 12:26:58 +0100 4003437 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3943026&cid=t_107525_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F7WtzhGGTlWU%2F A new study finds that the aluminum content of infant formula remains unacceptably high and one of the manufacturers cited is SMA Nutrition, a company based in the UK and owned by Pfizer. The issue is significant, of course, for public health reasons, but also for Pfizer, which Wall Street projects will derive a growing proportion of revenue from its nutrition business over the next few years. The study, which was published in BMC Pediatrics, examined 15 infant formulas, including powered and ready-made liquid formulas based on cow’s milk and a soy-based product, for babies at various ages. The researchers found that concentrations of aluminium in the milk formulas varied from 200 to 700 micrograms per liter and would cause up to 600 ug of aluminium to be ingested per day. Put another wa... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3943026 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:54:28 +0100 3943026 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3934552&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F09%2Fback-to-school-back-to-stress.html You might be surprised at the reaction I receive whenever I tell parents and others that "Kids have stress, too!" Some people say, "I can see that. . ." and others look at me crossed-eye and say, "I wish I had their stress" (then huff & blow it off like kids do not have stress). Well, the reality is Kids do have Stress! According to Saturday's New York Times:Doctors say that frequent headaches and migraines are among the most common childhood health complaints, yet these problems get surprisingly very little attention. It is also noted that children complain more of headaches during the school year as opposed to the summer break.Many doctors note that the real issues behind these headaches may be changes in the child's sleep schedule, including getting up early for school and staying u... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3934552 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:01:00 +0100 3934552 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3854523&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fan-app-for-baby-related-emergencies%2F2010.08.10 RN Tara Summers was inspired to make an iPhone app after a frightening episode where she saw her infant child choking. Because she was a nurse, she sprang into action and gave the Heimlich maneuver, but worried about parents (or babysitters) without the same training. So, along with her emergency medicine physician husband, she created MedBasics — a readily-accessible information packet for the home about things to do in an emergency. Now they’re announcing an iPhone app called BabyMedBasics for emergencies when you’re not at home. More from MedBasics… iTunes link to the iOS app… *This blog post was originally published at Medgadget* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3854523 Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:00:02 +0100 3854523 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3822918&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwe%25e2%2580%2599re-making-fewer-babies-what-to-expect%2F2010.08.04 Recently I ran into the office manager for one of Houston’s largest pediatric practices. New patient visits are way down and their doctors are looking for ways to keep business rolling. The same day I picked up this piece in the Wall Street Journal which shows declining admissions and doctor visits as a national trend. This is bad news and shows how our faltering economy is finally working its way more visibly into healthcare. And apparently we’re making fewer babies –- admissions to neonatal intensive care units are down. This is a problem. For large tertiary medical centers and hospitals specializing in maternal-child health, babies are the critical customers of a healthy operation. A few thoughts on what to look for (or dare I say, what to “expect”) with fewer ba... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3822918 Thu, 05 Aug 2010 01:11:40 +0100 3822918 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3683605&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FvkmITx0TgXo%2F By Michael F. CannonLast week, The New York Times published an article subtitled, “In Desperately Poor Rwanda, Most Have Health Insurance.”  The main theme was the contrast between Rwanda’s compulsory health insurance system and the as-yet-non-compulsory U.S. health insurance market: Rwanda has had national health insurance for 11 years now; 92 percent of the nation is covered, and the premiums are $2 a year. Sunny Ntayomba, an editorial writer for The New Times, a newspaper based in the capital, Kigali, is aware of the paradox: his nation, one of the world’s poorest, insures more of its citizens than the world’s richest does. He met an American college student passing through last year, and found it “absurd, ridiculous, that I have health insurance and she didn’... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3683605 Mon, 21 Jun 2010 16:44:49 +0100 3683605 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3676773&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fhigh-tech-parents-more-connected-to.html So much to connect us, yet we are so disconnected . . .The New York Times and CBS have done segments on "tech addicted parents" who have trouble balancing the attention they give to their babies and their BlackBerrys. Sherry Turkle, director of MIT's Initiative on Technology and Self, has studied the effect of technology on children and parenting. "After five years and 300 interviews, she has found that feelings of hurt, jealousy and competition are widespread," the New York Times reports. Turkle told the New York Times, "Over and over, kids raised the same three examples of feeling hurt and not wanting to show it when their mom or dad would be on their devices instead of paying attention to them: at meals, during pickup after either school or an extracurricular activity, and during sports... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3676773 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:36:00 +0100 3676773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3581730&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F05%2Fdoes-infant-massage-increase-iq.html Another benefit to infant massage . . .Brain Development! (PhysOrg.com) -- UCI child neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram has found that maternal care and other sensory input triggers activity in a baby's developing brain that improves cognitive function and builds resilience to stress. For an infant, a mother’s touch provides a feeling of security, comfort and love. But research at UC Irvine is showing that it does much more.UCI child neurologist and neuroscientist Dr. Tallie Z. Baram has found that caressing and other sensory input triggers activity in a baby’s developing brain that improves cognitive function and builds resilience to stress.The finding contributes to growing knowledge about epigenetics, the study of how environmental factors can reprogram the expressi... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3581730 Thu, 20 May 2010 07:12:00 +0100 3581730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3471910&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fspanking-may-make-child-more-aggressive.html Use your hands to hug - not spank!Spanking children when they're 3 seems to lead to more aggressive behavior when they're 5, even if you take into account the child's initial level of aggression.In other words, the old "I'll-give-you-something-to-cry-about" approach appears to backfire, new research suggests. "We all know that children need guidance and discipline, but parents should focus on positive, non-physical forms of discipline, such as time-outs, and avoid spanking," said study author Catherine Taylor, an assistant professor of community health sciences at Tulane University's School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans.Corporal punishment, of which spanking is a relatively minor form, can have larger implications as well, according to experts."The article emphasize... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3471910 Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:59:00 +0100 3471910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3443659&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fget-the-perfect-massage-%25e2%2580%2593-for-your-baby%2F Massaging your baby will help her relax, reduce crying, and strengthen your bond together. These days, baby massage is becoming more and more popular – you can even find classes on it at community colleges, children’s hospitals, parenting centers, and from one-on-one instructors. It’s beneficial for newborn infants, babies, and even older children. In addition to relaxation and bonding benefits, massage improves circulation, enhances neurological and physiological development, reduces pain from teething, helps increase oxygen flow, teaches babies to self-soothe, and increases sensory awareness. The video below highlights some basic baby massage techniques; it’s best to practice massage when your baby is calm, and at least a half-hour after eating. Right after bathtime i... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3443659 Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:50:14 +0100 3443659 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3269677&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fdr-hale-to-launch-infant-risk-center%2F Pregnant women, mothers, and their physicians soon will have a new resource for up-to-date, evidence-based answers to their questions about using specific medications during pregnancy or lactation. Tom Hale, Ph.D., expert on perinatal pharmacology and author of Medications and Mother’s Milk, has announced the development of the InfantRisk Center, a national call center associated with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Amarillo and Laura W. Bush Institute for Women’s Health. The InfantRisk Center has the following objectives: * Provide the largest source of data on the use of medications in breastfeeding mothers in the world * Provides a website and online databases to be used by every major university in the USA * Engages on web forum with more than 13,000 registered he... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3269677 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 18:04:19 +0100 3269677 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3239699&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F02%2Finfant-massage-to-prevent-sids.html "Babies who die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) have lower levels of serotonin, according to a new study released by researchers at Harvard and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego.The study, to be published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), found that SIDS babies had decreased levels of serotonin in their brainstems.Serotonin is the chemical that helps regulate breathing, blood pressure and heart rate in the brain during sleep.”Good news for babies and parents everywhere as we have an easy, free tool to increase baby’s serotonin levels . . . MASSAGE! According to research performed by Dr. Tiffany Field and colleagues at the Touch Research Institute at the University of Miami, massage increases levels of serotonin in the body.Imagine . . . . ho... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3239699 Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:34:00 +0100 3239699 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3223227&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbreast-milk-donation-backlash-in-haiti%2F The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA) reportedly has been asked to retract its urgent call for breast milk donations for premature infants in Haiti. The Emergency Nutrition Network (ENN) says the donations contradict best practices for babies in emergencies and the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) said the donations create an “unfeasible and unsafe intervention” due to problems of transportation, screening, supply and storage, according to the MSNBC article “Call for Donations of Breast Milk in Haiti Goes Bust.” Time also asks “Will Donating Breast Milk Help Haitian infants?” I have nothing but respect and deference for the ENN and the experienced relief agencies on the ground in Haiti. The breastfeeding activist commu... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3223227 Fri, 29 Jan 2010 19:46:40 +0100 3223227 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216551&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fupdate-re-breast-milk-donations-for-haiti%2F The decision to make an urgent call for breast milk donations in the wake of the earthquake disaster in Haiti is controversial in the breastfeeding activist community. I think everyone can agree that donations of artificial baby milk are not helpful and that everything possible should be done to promote breastfeeding by mothers in Haiti. Breastfeeding is the long-term, life-saving method of infant feeding in a disaster. Some, however, argue that at best the donations of breast milk are symbolic and not particularly helpful, and at worst they detract from the real and more practical need for donations of cash. I think most people who were going to donate cash have already done so, myself included. For me, the issue boils down to the question of whether donations of human milk to Haiti inte... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216551 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:50:27 +0100 3216551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3193905&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fcan-rubber-ducky-poison-you.html From MomsRising . . .In a staggering announcement this past weekend, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated there's now officially cause for "concern" about toxic Bisphenol-A (BPA) in food and beverage containers, but they stopped short of banning BPA from products children and pregnant and nursing women use everyday.1 It's not enough to just announce "concern." We already know BPA is dangerous, and we know there are safer alternatives. It's time for Congress to take this issue to the next level to keep our kids safe. Urge your U.S. Senators today to co-sponsor and support the Ban Poisonous Additives Act that will ban BPA from food and beverage containers. http://momsrising.democracyinaction.org/o/1768/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=97Bisephenol-A (BPA) is one of the most pervasive... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3193905 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:38:00 +0100 3193905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3175845&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fhaiti-disaster-relief-organizations%2F The devastating earthquake this week in Haiti again brings to the forefront the issue of infant feeding in emergencies. You might recall how dangerous it is for relief efforts to send artificial baby milk to disaster sites due to a lack of sanitary water, inadequate supplies, the increased risk of deadly respiratory infections and diarrhea in non-breastfed babies, and poor access to medical care. A man carries a baby among the debris in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on 13 January 2010 after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that hit the island on 12 January 2010; IMG: ZUMA Press So if you choose to donate to an organization involved in the relief efforts in Haiti, please consider choosing an organization that supports breastfeeding in emergencies. As a starting place to determine which agency in your ho... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3175845 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:33:58 +0100 3175845 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3163729&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2Farchives-of-general-psychiatry-2009-vol-67-no-1%2F content page Fade Fave: Influence of Environmental Factors in Higher Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Linked With Parental Mental Illness Fade Skinny: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) designates a death during the first year of life that remains unexplained after autopsy, death scene investigation, and medical history review. substantial reductions in rates of SIDS during recent decades, it remains the leading cause of infant death beyond the perinatal period in developed countries. Known modifiable risk factors include parental smoking and the infant’s sleeping position, and national risk reduction campaigns have successfully targeted these factors in the general population. Recent evidence from the United Kingdom indicates that SIDS has become highly concentrated among soci... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3163729 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:41:57 +0100 3163729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3159666&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F11%2Farchives-of-general-psychiatry-2009-vol-67-no-1%2F content page Fade Fave: Influence of Environmental Factors in Higher Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Linked With Parental Mental Illness Fade Skinny: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) designates a death during the first year of life that remains unexplained after autopsy, death scene investigation, and medical history review. substantial reductions in rates of SIDS during recent decades, it remains the leading cause of infant death beyond the perinatal period in developed countries. Known modifiable risk factors include parental smoking and the infant’s sleeping position, and national risk reduction campaigns have successfully targeted these factors in the general population. Recent evidence from the United Kingdom indicates that SIDS has become highly concentrated among soci... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3159666 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:41:57 +0100 3159666 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3146100&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fspanking-decreases-iq.html New research demonstrates what many of us could guess . . . Being spanked as a child is linked to having a lower IQ, according to a study presented today at the International Conference on Violence, Abuse and Trauma in San Diego. The relationship between spanking and intelligence is found in children around the world, said the lead author of the study, University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus. Children in the United States who were spanked had lower IQs -- by 2.8 to 5 points -- than those who were not spanked, Straus found. Straus studied 806 children ages 2 to 4 and 704 ages 5 to 9. Both groups were retested four years later. How often parents spanked influenced IQ score. "The more spanking, the slower the development of the child's mental ability," Straus said in a news relea... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3146100 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:47:00 +0100 3146100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3126549&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=34445&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwomenshealthnews.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F28%2Fweekly-news-round-up-post-holiday-edition%2F Whew. For Christmas this year, we went to Morristown, Kingsport, and New Market, TN, and that was only immediate family – we had to miss the aunts and uncles and cousins and whatnot because there wasn’t enough time. Saw my parents and the spouse’s parents and BiL/SiL/nephew. I twisted my ankle and then ignored sensible advice to stay off it for a bit. Watched Half-Blood Prince with my parents. Listened to this Johnny Cash: Live at San Quentin radio show. Ate a ridiculous amount of food. Came home to see that another big branch fell off the tree in the front yard, and hope it didn’t cause any trouble for the neighbors – there’s no note, so I assume it didn’t…sometimes I’m pretty sure we’re the bad neighbors on the block. Some thin... Women's Health News blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3126549 Mon, 28 Dec 2009 16:34:54 +0100 3126549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3079337&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=38368&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cgdev.org%2Fdoc%2FGHA%2FStart_with_a_Girl-Annex1.pdf The following guest post by Miriam Temin, Health & Social Policy Professional and Co-Author, Start With a Girl: A New Agenda for Global Health, with contributions by Sandy Stonesifer, Program Coordinator at the Center for Global Development, is part of Disruptive Women’s “The Value of Health: Creating Economic Security in the Developing World” series. Miriam Temin has 12 years of experience in Africa, the United States, and Europe working on HIV/AIDS, sexual and reproductive health, and social protection with donors, UN agencies, and non-profit organizations. Previously, Temin was a senior AIDS policy advisor at UNICEF headquarters, where she brought greater attention to children affected by HIV/AIDS through research, advocacy, and technical assistance. The recent at... Disruptive Women in Health Care blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3079337 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:14:27 +0100 3079337 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2954484&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbalancing-a-baby-and-a-beautiful-home%2F Here’s my philosophy on balancing the responsibilities of a baby and the housecleaning: Your only job as the parent of an infant is not to cross the line from untidy to unsafe. I have found that being the type of parent I want to be has required me to lower my standards when it comes to keeping a home. Photo by Easternblot When my child is an infant, my child comes first — first before the dirty dishes in the sink, and first before the unfolded laundry. Those dirty dishes don’t pose a hazard to my baby, nor does the unfolded laundry. So when my baby needs to be nursed, changed, carried or otherwise tended, the baby comes first. And when the baby naps, my needs come next. My needs do not include a sparkling clean home, but rather are often a hot bath, a rest, or eating foo... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2954484 Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:49:16 +0100 2954484 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2890617&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fi0W33AuT26k%2F Two figures that say it all. Death Rates (deaths per 1,000 population), New York City, c. 1800-2007. Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics (2008). H/T to William Briggs for making me aware of this figure. Infant Mortality Rate (deaths per 1,000 live births), New York City, 1898-2007. In 1898 IMR was estimated to be 140.9 Because of incomplete reporting of early neonatal deaths, this is almost certainly an underestimate. In 2007 IMR was 5.4 deaths per 1,000 live births. Source: NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. Summary of Vital Statistics (2008) (Source: Cato-at-liberty) Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2890617 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:50:37 +0100 2890617 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851864&cid=t_107525_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FuCChiaRVIXU%2F The death of a child is one that most parents can’t imagine. Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is like a monster hiding in the closet; we don’t like to believe it’s there, but we’re afraid that it may be. The worst part of SIDS is the unknown. Researchers are beginning to find some clues that point to risks, but they still don’t know what really causes it. That means any child is at risk. October is SIDS Awareness Month. SIDS, also called crib death because it happens most often while the baby is sleeping, usually strikes children before two and four months old. Risk factors that could increase the chance of SIDS include babies who are (MayoClinic.com): Male. Boy babies are more likely to die of SIDS. Premature or of low birth weight. Your baby is mo... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851864 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:56:30 +0100 2851864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879561&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fstand-up-for-breastfeeding.html So, I just received an email from momsrising.org, as usual they sent me something I am interested in. This time it relates directly to breastfeeding. The statistics they included just reminded me of why we must support women with breastfeeding their babies. The health and future of our children depends upon it. I have included a snippet of their email below:Every major national and international medical authority recommends that infants are fed exclusively breast milk until they are at least 6 months old. Right now, only 12% of mothers in the U.S. are exclusively breastfeeding by the time their babies are six months old. This is often due to the fact that many workplace structures make continuing to breastfeed nearly impossible. We need common-sense workplace policies to ensure that moms w... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879561 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 03:26:00 +0100 2879561 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2688642&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fpush-for-regulation-of-infant-formula%2F In response to a call for ways in which the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) could advance the health needs of children, the United States Breastfeeding Committee submitted a letter detailing its concerns with the safety and efficacy of infant formula. In summary, the Committee seeks: 1. Adequate testing of new ingredients prior to their addition to infant formula and updated FDA review and approval procedures for those ingredients. 2. Close monitoring for adverse reactions to the products and a public report of those reactions. 3. Review and any necessary repudiation of the health claims made in the marketing of formula. 4. Advice to consumers that formula is not sterile, poses dangers due to contamination, and must be properly prepared. Newborn baby in father's hands by Michelle Bergka... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2688642 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 05:15:26 +0100 2688642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2685167&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fadvertising-of-infant-milk%2F Ever since the first artificial baby milk became commercially available in 1867, the infant formula makers have battled for market share — battled amongst themselves and battled against breastfeeding. At times it seems like breastfeeding is losing that battle in spite of a clearly superior “product” and a price that can’t be beat! Why is that? Well, when we examine why breastfeeding rates are not where we would like them to be, we can certainly look to questionable birth and hospital practices, poor breastfeeding support, and lack of proper education in the medical community. In the end though, the battle comes down to money. Formula makers invest millions of dollars in advertising and marketing each year. A 2006 report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office c... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2685167 Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:27:57 +0100 2685167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879465&cid=t_107525_111_f&fid=39044&url=http%3A%2F%2Foctopusmom.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F08%2F03%2Famazing-color-pictures-of-fetal-development%2F If you are pregnant, considering getting pregnant or just downright curious, you NEED to check out this amazing website that has tons of full color photos of embryos and fetal development from Week 1 – Week 40. Take a sneak peak at your unborn baby, every step of the way! You will want to bookmark this site I promise! Fetal Development: Inside the Womb from Week to Week (Source: Octopus Mom) Octopus Mom blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879465 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 19:22:43 +0100 2879465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2648979&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fmichigan-prohibits-nursing-in-moving-cars%2F Believe it or not, Michigan law used to allow babies to be out of their car seats if they were nursing. At the time I assumed it was a misguided nod to the Big Three and all things automotive. The car is king! Keep it moving! Despite the unsafe nature of the law, I appreciated the apparent belief in the importance of breastfeeding. Michigan's Mackinac Bridge (Photo by Cece Chen) However, Michigan recently chose to tighten its car seat belts laws. Local News Channel 3 WWMT explains: The legislation now also prohibits removing a child from a car seat to nurse while the vehicle is in motion. Babies should only be nursed once the vehicle has been stopped in a safe place. With this change, Michigan is now eligible for additional federal traffic safety funds. My spies tell me that some Michi... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2648979 Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:31:45 +0100 2648979 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637793&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-one-year-mark%2F Last week my family celebrated my daughter’s first birthday and this week my husband and I celebrated 15 years of marriage (nearly 21 years together since our days as high school sweethearts!) So let’s talk numbers! My one-year-old on her birthday! My nursling now joins the 21.4% of American babies that are breastfeeding at the one-year mark according to the National Immunization Survey breastfeeding statistics. She falls at the 75th and 80th percentiles for height and weight, which puts her right in between her oldest sister who always topped out at the 95th and her other sister who hovered around the 50th. If I add up all the months I have been breastfeeding — from this precious moment with my first born, through this funny moment with my second nursing toddler, up to m... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637793 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 01:09:18 +0100 2637793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2550209&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2F11-month-old-baby-update%2F May I take a moment to ask the universe to slow my life down from “Warp Speed” to just “Really Really Fast”? My 11-month-old daughter is keeping me very busy these days. I still maintain that having a baby who can walk is easier than having a baby who cannot. For me, it’s not quite as hands-on and is less physically intense. I do need to protect her from eating things she shouldn’t, and from climbing up or down the stairs, but in general she entertains herself quite well now that she can walk (and go wherever her sisters go)! I do recognize that this experience is quite different than the one I had with my first daughter, who was glued to my side until she was about 3.5 years of age (there are advantages to that by the way, and I found that by recognizin... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2550209 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 14:42:19 +0100 2550209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473157&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F06%2F12%2Fhealth-statistics-quarterly-2009-no-42%2F This article reports on a multivariate analysis of risk factors for infant mortality, with specific focus on deprivation and socio-economic status. (Print subscription held at Fade Library) Posted in Journals Tagged: Deprivation, Infant Mortality, Social Inequality (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473157 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:00:51 +0100 2473157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2473226&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fa-mystery-illness-identified%2F Sometimes being a mother means being a detective. My 10-month-old had a restless night last Saturday. On Sunday she was fussy and not much interested in eating solid food, which was unusual for her. I chalked it up to teething because I could see two new teeth poking their way through the top gums. Photo by Joana CroftTeething was ruled out later that night when she spiked a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit. The next morning I started to get really worried — what would cause a fever and disinterest in food, but no runny nose, vomiting, or diarrhea? Had she managed to swallow something she shouldn’t? I started researching by reading the fever information at AskDrSears.com. Roseola sounded like a possibility but it didn’t explain why my little one didn’t want solids. T... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2473226 Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:35:29 +0100 2473226 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2458057&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fexclusive-breastfeeding-beyond-six-months%2F In my Tips for When Your Baby Resists Solid Food, I made the remark that “there is no rush to get the baby to eat solids because breast milk provides complete nutrition through the first year.” I’ve since revised that statement to “there is no rush to get the baby to eat much solid food because breast milk provides the bulk of nutrition through the first year (and in fact some babies thrive on breast milk alone)” based on the following comment that that post received: http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/infantfeeding/WHO_NHD_00.1/en/index.html - see page 10 + 11 Breastmilk does not provide complete nutrition for the second six months of life. I am all for full term breastfeeding (I am still feeding my 18 month old), but I think it is fair to point out th... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2458057 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:49:08 +0100 2458057 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452415&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Ftips-for-infant-car-trips-mom-to-mom-18%2F This latest installment in the Mom-to-Mom question and answer series deals with advice for families planning a car trip with a baby. After reading The Value of Traveling with Your Baby, reader Christina asked the following question: I am actually taking my first trip with my 4 month old this weekend to a wedding. It will be a 7 hour car drive - any advice for the car trip? And on a tangent - any advice for breastfeeding in a dress or am I doomed for separates? Great question! When my first daughter was four months old we drove from Boston to Detroit and the trip went really well. Car trips with a baby take just a little advance planning. Hopefully other readers will chime in with their advice, after I get started with these tips: 1. Build in extra time for the trip. I have learned from exp... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452415 Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:10:03 +0100 2452415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2447473&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-value-of-traveling-with-your-baby%2F While it’s not always easy to travel with a young baby, the rewards of doing so are great! I recently traveled to Newport Beach, California, for a La Leche League conference and I took my 10-month-old with me. It was a grand adventure being away for the weekend and my daughter made a developmental leap — something I have noticed happening with each of my three children when we travel! My 10-month-old playing in a box of books Some of the benefits of traveling with a baby: ~ The extra stimulation from new places and new faces when we travel has led to new words or first steps for my children at all different ages. This time my daughter went from taking a few wobbly steps here and there to becoming an official “walker”! ~ When you see new places, things and people, y... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2447473 Mon, 01 Jun 2009 11:16:55 +0100 2447473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441212&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Ftips-for-when-your-baby-resists-solid-food%2F So far in this three-part series I have offered ten tips for helping your baby enjoy solid food. In this last installment, I make some suggestions for what to do when your baby resists eating solids. Helping my baby feed herself some yogurt Five More Tips for Helping Your Baby with Solid Food Feedings 11. Don’t starve the baby of breast milk in the hope of encouraging solid food intake. I hope that sentence speaks for itself, but in case not, let me explain what I mean. Don’t give in to the unhelpful suggestion or thought that you are feeding the baby too much breast milk and that is the reason the baby shows little interest in solids. People who think that are misguided on a few levels: (1) it’s nearly impossible to feed a baby too much breast milk (you cannot force a ba... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441212 Fri, 22 May 2009 05:01:18 +0100 2441212 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441213&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fmore-tips-for-your-baby-and-solid-food%2F The list of tips for helping your baby enjoy solid food continues today with five more ideas. Stay tuned for the last five tomorrow when I will share some thoughts for what to do when solid food feeding is not going as well as you might hope! Feel free to add your thoughts in the comments section — what have you done and do you agree or disagree with this set of tips so far? Strawberry yogurt face! Five More Tips for Helping Your Baby Enjoy Solid Food 6. Set a good example with what you eat. One of the signs of readiness for solid food is that your baby shows interest in what you are eating. The baby’s urge to lunge for your food works in a positive way! At meal time, sit next to your baby or have your baby sit in your lap, and be prepared to share your food (modified as approp... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441213 Thu, 21 May 2009 05:01:08 +0100 2441213 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2424053&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2F5-tips-to-help-your-baby-enjoy-solid-food%2F You have determined that your baby is ready for solids (see Starting Your Baby on Solid Foods: When, What and How). You are determined to make it a good experience for both of you! Here are some tips to get the adventure off to a good start. Over the next couple of days I will post more tips in this series. While I don’t claim to be an expert, I apparently have a lot to say on the subject! My 10-month-old with tomato sauce all over her face! 1. Tell your baby the name of each food you are offering. This simple step goes a long way to establishing a healthy relationship with food. Your baby deserves to know what each food is. You might not think a six-month-old baby could understand what you mean when you say “peas,” but say it often enough and the baby will start to assoc... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2424053 Wed, 20 May 2009 00:50:08 +0100 2424053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2414759&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fsleep-milestone%2F The last several nights have been doozies thanks to a combination of teething, growth spurt, and a cold. My 9-month-old has woken multiple times in the night, and sometimes required settling twice before I have even gotten back to sleep once! So, I thought it would help me keep my sanity perspective to take a moment to celebrate one teeny tiny sleep milestone. Photo by Abdulaziz AlmansourYou see, my firstborn did not fall asleep without nursing until she was over two years old. My second mastered that glorious skill a little sooner. My third, ever-proving that each child is different, often refused to fall asleep by nursing at all, and would instead require me to pace the floor, holding her just so, facing outward, never in. But last night, even as I knew I was facing an endless night of ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2414759 Fri, 15 May 2009 17:22:50 +0100 2414759 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389691&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fbonding-at-the-breast%2F Today I feature a gorgeous photo of a four-month-old baby nursing. I think the tags for this breastfeeding photo say it all: baby, infant, newborn, davey, nursing, breastfed, breastfeeding, eat, milk, love Photo courtesy of jessicafm Post from: Breastfeeding 1-2-3 (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389691 Wed, 06 May 2009 04:38:53 +0100 2389691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382285&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fguidance-on-swine-flu-and-breastfeeding%2F Both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC) have issued strong guidance on the importance of breastfeeding for protection against the H1N1 swine flu. The CDC states, “Infants who are not breastfeeding are particularly vulnerable to infection and hospitalization for severe respiratory illness.” Photo courtesy of Furya Thus, the CDC urges new mothers to initiate breastfeeding early and to feed frequently. Mothers already breastfeeding should continue to do so, even if they become ill. Formula feeding should be avoided or minimized and breastfeeding maximized. In the Health News Digest, USBC Chair Joan Younger Meek, MD, MS, RD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC, recommends breastfeedng in emergency situations such as a swine flu o... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382285 Sat, 02 May 2009 05:55:40 +0100 2382285 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879565&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fprevent-and-treat-flu-infantchildren.html The following was written by Dr. David Berger of Wholistic Pediatricsused with permissionNote: This information is not intended to replace a physician/patient contact. It is for general purposes only. Please be aware that these therapies have not been evaluated in large, multi-centered studies. One must always weigh the risks and benefits of each therapy on an individualized basis. Please contact your physician if you have further questions or concerns about the flu.Influenza is a virus that typically begins to appear in the Fall and then recedes as Spring progresses. The H1N1 “Swine” Flu is apparently a typical influenza virus, in that it has many of the same symptoms as a common cold, but often starts with a high spiking fever, shaking chills, headache, muscle ache, and pain when mov... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879565 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 23:12:00 +0100 2879565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2375895&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fnine-month-well-baby-visit%2F My little Nicole isn’t so little anymore as she topped the scales today at 20 pounds 6 ounces at her nine-month well baby visit! She is 28.5 inches long, which puts her pretty much in the 75th percentile for both weight and height. Four baby teeth at nine months She’s healthy and happy and has four teeth, as you can see in this blurry photo from my camera phone. I could hardly get her to sit still for the second it takes to snap a picture! Over the weekend she climbed the entire flight of stairs as I followed her right behind. It’s a new world and I definitely need to be extra vigilant now! She can stand unsupported for short periods of time, and seems poised to take her first steps. I am in no particular rush for that to happen, although both my older girls were actually... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2375895 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:03:15 +0100 2375895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347826&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fnow-thats-how-its-done%2F Without getting into a debate about how much breast or nipple it is appropriate to show in public, I simply want to share this breastfeeding picture as an example how nursing in public often appears. Absolutely no skin (aside from that precious baby’s) shows and many people might assume the baby is sleeping and not nursing. Photo by littleREDelf Do I think all mothers need to be this discreet in order to nurse in public? Absolutely not. I believe a mother should do what is necessary and what she is comfortable doing to nurse her baby in public. (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347826 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:42:14 +0100 2347826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2347827&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fpremature-infants-thrive-on-breast-milk%2F A groundbreaking program at UC San Diego Medical Center encourages mothers of premature infants to initiate lactation and express breast milk to provide for their preemies who cannot suckle at the breast full-time or even part-time. The CBS interview linked to below reveals fascinating information about the life-saving benefits of breast milk for pre-term babies in the neonatal intensive care unit. What’s even more interesting is that the expressed breast milk provides a benefit not only for the babies but for their mothers as well! Cathy Robinson, the mother of premature twins Naomi and Caldwell, explained: You can’t be there [physically in the NICU] all the time. So it was my way to be able to be there for them all the time. I’m providing for them. This sentiment echoes... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2347827 Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:04:40 +0100 2347827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879566&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fbabies-born-almost-full-term-may-face.html Thinking your baby is full term at 37 weeks, ready for your little one to come meet the world . . .Scheduling a C-Section or inducing their arrival . . . you might want to think again!According to a new study published in this month's Pediatrics Journal Babies born up to a month early have been recently referred to as "near-term" infants, but recent studies have shown that they may develop problems shortly after birth that are similar to those affecting babies who have been born very premature, though not nearly as severe. These include breathing difficulties, problems regulating body temperature and jaundice.Those problems usually require newborns to remain hospitalized for several days. The new study involved only late term babies born early, sent home within three days of birth, who wer... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879566 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 19:04:00 +0100 2879566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313775&cid=t_107525_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FuuKoVK-2TFk%2F So many stories about transplants really tug at your heart, but ones that include children and babies can be incredibly poignant. When I put out an appeal to speak to people about organ transplants, I was contacted by Ed Weir. He told me his story of their 1-month-old daughter, Rachel. Rachel died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) 22 years ago. Most often when a child dies of SIDS, the child is discovered too late for their organs to be used in transplantation. In this case, Rachel’s death was discovered immediately. And because of that, many other children were saved or their lives were improved by Rachel’s gift. Here is Ed’s story, in his words: My wife was at the veterinarian with our dog just before we were to kennel them and leave on a vacation.  She was in one... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313775 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 00:52:17 +0100 2313775 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284386&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-one-million-campaign%2F The “ONE MILLION CAMPAIGN: Support Women to Breastfeed” stems from a global initiative launched by the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) - Asia. The campaign cites some staggering statistics: every hour 700 babies in their first year of life die. Of those, 450 are less than one month old. (Those of us in the United States should not be duped into a false sense of security — in the most recent comparison made with data for the year 2004, our infant mortality rate ranked 29th in the world, tied with Poland and Slovakia. The death rate in 2005 was 6.86 infants per 1,000). Research shows us that thousands of babies could be saved by good breastfeeding practices. So what can you do to support breastfeeding through the One Million Campaign? 1. Sign the petition ad... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284386 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 00:51:46 +0100 2284386 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284387&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Fthe-sleep-hormone%2F Everyone warns new mothers about the sleep deprivation, yet it still comes as a shocker because you simply can’t fathom what it means to get up every couple of hours with a newborn night after night. Luckily, breastfeeding provides a secret weapon for sleepy mothers: the hormone cholecystokinin (CCK). Photo by Hector Landaeta When the baby suckles, the mother releases CCK. The hormone infusion relaxes her and readies her to drift off to sleep again. If mother and baby are co-sleeping, the mother might even drift off before the baby finishes the feed! What a peaceful experience compared to getting up to prepare a bottle, sitting up to feed, placing the baby back in a crib, and finally climbing back in bed to attempt to fall back asleep after that wide-awake period, without the benefit... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284387 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:42:51 +0100 2284387 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2284388&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fbreastfeeding123%2Feight-months%2F Nicole, also known as Baby on the Go, turned eight months old this week. To celebrate, she learned to climb up the bottom step of the stairs. She was not quite sure what to do once she got there, but she was thoroughly proud of herself nonetheless. Today she moved on to pulling herself up to standing by holding on to the toilet seat (lovely — we practiced hand-washing after that) and pulling toilet paper off the roll. I had finally cured my now 4-year-old of enjoying the thrill of unraveling all the toilet paper, apparently just in time for Nicole to take over the responsibility! As far as nursing goes, we are still going strong, day and night. Nursing has helped us get through a recent ear infection, and what seems like weeks of teething. I will be SO happy to see those top two tee... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2284388 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:30:15 +0100 2284388 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2266827&cid=t_107525_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F1J7y2TwMprQ%2F I can’t imagine a decision more heart wrenching. Your child is born severely disabled and dependent on life support. The time, effort, and emotions involved in making the decision to shut off the life support machines must take more strength than I can every imagine. What happens though, if parents make such a decision and the hospital goes against your wishes, keeps the baby on life support, and the baby lives - and still lives - but with a severe handicap that will ensure that the baby will never live a so-called normal life. Parents Marie-Ève Laurendeau and Stéphane Mantha had to make that very decision and the Montreal Children’s Hospital did just that: ignored their wishes. It actually pains me to write something negative about the MCH. It’s a great hospital and I&... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2266827 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:08:32 +0100 2266827 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249467&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FaffldYuMymw%2F A while ago when two of my daughters were in school and I “just” had my six-month-old at home, I tried to take advantage of the time to get out this post on the Denny’s nurse-ins. At some point my baby started to fuss and I attempted to nurse her to sleep. No dice. She wouldn’t settle by nursing. Now how exactly did I go from a first-born who would only go to sleep by nursing, to a third-born who often won’t go to sleep by nursing?! Anyway, it became apparent that I would need to take my baby for a walk. I found socks and shoes and put them on (I mention that only because a few of you will recognize how hard it is to put on socks and tie tennis shoes when you are carrying a 17-pound fussy baby), popped my baby in the sling, and headed out the door. It was a li... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249467 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:54:05 +0100 2249467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2232371&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F03%2Farrest-in-thrown-away-baby-who-survived.html Readers of SHS will recall the awful case of the baby who survived a late term abortion only to be--allegedly--put in a medical waste bag and literally thrown away. The abortionist already lost his license in the case, and now there has been an arrest. From the story:An abortion clinic owner is accused of delivering a live baby during a botched procedure and then throwing the infant away. Belkis Gonzalez, 42, was arrested Tuesday and charged with practicing medicine without a license and tampering with evidence, both felonies, said Ed Griffith, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade State Attorney's office. If found guilty, Gonzalez would face at least a year in prison and up to 15 years.I was pretty outraged that the charges were practicing medicine without a license, etc. I thought they should i... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2232371 Wed, 04 Mar 2009 17:28:00 +0100 2232371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2201144&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fr-ZktPMx0zA%2F Why did I have the audacity to say in the Six Month Checkup that Nicole was back to sleeping four hours at a stretch at night? As soon as I hit “Publish” on that post, her nose started running and she kept me up all night because she could not breathe.* I should know better than to offend the sleep gods with such arrogance. Never again, I swear! Although I will mention in passing, just as a matter of fact and without any presumption that the event will repeat itself, that Nicole did sleep better last night. So much so that when my husband saw me in the morning, he nodded knowingly and said, “You got some sleep last night!” I asked how he knew and he said, “You’re glowing!” Amazing how only two night-wakings will improve a girl’s outlook (insi... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2201144 Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:02:14 +0100 2201144 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2183215&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FSL65AAGTA2Y%2F Tags: baby, hair, infant, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2183215 Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:47:55 +0100 2183215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2207959&cid=t_107525_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Fco-sleeping-bed-sharing-infant-deaths.html A new study reports that infant mortality rates attributable to accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed have quadrupled since 1984. The rates of these deaths increased from 2.8 to 12.5 deaths per 100,000 live births from 1984 to 2004.Why the dramatic increase? The Washington Post reports that it could be an issue of data shifting.There are stricter guidelines for sudden, unexpected infant deaths. As a result these deaths are being classified more carefully. Some deaths once classified as SIDS may now be classified as suffocation.There also may be a link to a recent rise in co-sleeping and bed sharing. Another article in the Washington Post reports that bed sharing in the U.S. doubled from 1993 to 2000.In one Georgia county three infants recently suffocated in bed. In each case repo... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2207959 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:44:00 +0100 2207959 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2170052&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FcfOhLsGRAy8%2F I thought I would update how Nicole is doing at six months of age. Solid Foods Nicole continues to enjoy trying new solid foods. As you can see, mashed ripe avocado is one of her favorites! Just as with breastfeeding, I believe in baby-led solid food feeding. She feeds herself with her fingers or with a spoon that I have pre-loaded for her with food. She controls how much she gets, and I make sure to take her out of the high chair before she ever gets upset. I want that feeding chair to be a happy place! It must be working because she certainly is an enthusiastic eater so far! Measurements At six and a half months I took her in for her six-month well baby visit with the pediatrician. I would have taken her in earlier, but we both had rotavirus and I completely forgot about the appointme... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2170052 Mon, 09 Feb 2009 13:09:27 +0100 2170052 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2168085&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FeFkiMJqFKx8%2F According to the Chicago Tribune, before the “Back to Sleep” campaign began in 1994, only 14% of babies in the United States were placed on their backs to sleep. After the campaign started, the number skyrocketed to 73%. While the recommendation remains for babies to sleep on their backs, there are signs that more and more parents are choosing to place their babies to sleep on their sides or tummies. A 2005 article from the Detroit News reported that in a Babycenter.com poll of 24,000 respondents, a nearly equal number of parents (42%) put their babies down to sleep on their stomachs as on their backs (43%) in spite of the worry about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. In our own Breastfeeding 1-2-3 survey of 116 respondents, 60% of parents put their babies to sleep on their backs,... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2168085 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 21:31:23 +0100 2168085 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2167477&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fborn-alive-infant-botched-abortion.html I wrote yesterday about a terrible 2006 Florida case, in which an infant allegedly survived an attempted abortion only to be put in a medical waste bag by the owner of the clinic. The doctor didn't show up in time--resulting in the live birth of a baby girl at 23 weeks. Well, today he lost his medical license. From the story:The Board of Medicine revoked the license of a Florida doctor on Friday accused of medical malpractice in a botched abortion in which a live baby was delivered, but ended up dead in a cardboard box. The board found Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique in violation of Florida statutes by committing medical malpractice, delegating responsibility to unlicensed personnel, and failing to keep an accurate medical record.The doctor did not kill the baby--well, his pre-abortion tr... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2167477 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 04:21:00 +0100 2167477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2163515&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2009%2F02%2Fap-infant-survives-late-term-abortion.html This is an awful, awful story: The photo at left is of a 22-week prematurely born infant. According to the AP--no pro life outlet--a more developed infant survived a late term abortion in Florida only to be put in a plastic bag and thrown out by a staffer at the abortion clinic. From the story: Eighteen and pregnant, Sycloria Williams went to an abortion clinic outside Miami and paid $1,200 for Dr. Pierre Jean-Jacque Renelique to terminate her 23-week pregnancy.Three days later, she sat in a reclining chair, medicated to dilate her cervix and otherwise get her ready for the procedure. Only Renelique didn't arrive in time. According to Williams and the Florida Department of Health, she went into labor and delivered a live baby girl.What Williams and the Health Department say happened next h... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2163515 Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:12:00 +0100 2163515 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2122051&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FKvJN_KLrj4E%2F Tags: breastfed baby, infant, six month old, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2122051 Wed, 21 Jan 2009 11:42:34 +0100 2122051 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2116243&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F85su2ffbL_k%2F Welcome to the January Carnival of Breastfeeding! This month’s carnival entries (see links at the end of this post) focus on breastfeeding goals. My little Nicole just turned six months old on January 17, so my discussion is on the goal of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months. When my first daughter was born in 2002, the recommendation from the medical community had changed from four months to six months of exclusive breastfeeding, but the word had not reached me, or, apparently, my daughter’s pediatrician. So around my daughter’s four-month birthday, I sat ready with the video camera as I offered her spoonfuls of rice cereal mixed with breast milk. Now I cringe when I watch that video. Sure, she was meeting the signs of readiness for solid foods — sitt... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2116243 Tue, 20 Jan 2009 22:43:48 +0100 2116243 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2081362&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FzOJo5TUDLds%2F Breastfeeding your baby is one key way to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death or cot death. In fact, a 2008 meta-analysis of 27 studies showed that babies who were breastfed, even partially breastfed, were one-third less likely to die of SIDS than babies who were never breastfed. Back to Sleep Over 13 years ago the American Academy of Pediatrics issued its first policy statement on reducing the risk of SIDS and recommended that all healthy babies be placed to sleep on their backs. Soon thereafter the “Back to Sleep Campaign” began. In the time since, the SIDS rate has fallen over 50 percent. The following poll lets you vote anonymously so we can get an idea of whether parents are following the recommendation to put their babies &#8220... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2081362 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:30:12 +0100 2081362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2075102&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FB5Kcwim57sA%2F For this latest installment in the Mom-to-Mom question and answer series, I hope you will leave a comment to help a mom struggling with something familiar to many us — getting a good night’s sleep! Even if you don’t have some suggestions, I imagine you have some experience and empathy! Read on for my summary of top tips and past articles on the subject. I remember feeling a little betrayed by the attachment parenting experts who basically said, “Deal with it. This too shall pass,” a lot frustrated with the exhaustion, and a little baffled by what to do about the problem. I was not willing to let my nursling cry-it-out, but I was not sure what else might work. Here is the question from reader Jennifer L.: I met a mama of a 17-month-old in the park today and of ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2075102 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:35:42 +0100 2075102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2074309&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F3V2zlo2fMfI%2F If Charlie’d had a younger sibling, would we have decided to participate in studies like this one at the University of Washington, as noted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Autism researchers at the University of Washington are seeking parents who will allow them to do brain scans of their infants. …………. The UW scientists are looking for 84 six-month-old infants from California, Oregon, Washington, Montana, Idaho, Nevada and Alaska who have an older sibling who has been diagnosed with autism. They also need 34 infants with typically developing older brothers or sisters. Each child will be scanned three times over two years. Certainly I would have considered having a sibling of Charlie’s participate in such a study—-and then, after reading (wading... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2074309 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 18:18:15 +0100 2074309 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065602&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FR7p2p2H1XXU%2F Tags: baby, baby jogger, five month old, infant, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065602 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:52:26 +0100 2065602 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061653&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F2zg2l33UMgg%2F Speaking of sleep, two prominent researchers in the field of breastfeeding are conducting a survey of mothers’ sleep and fatigue. Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Ph.D., IBCLC, Research Associate at the Family Research Lab, University of New Hampshire, and Thomas W. Hale, Ph.D., R.Ph., Professor of Pediatrics, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, invite mothers of infants 12 months and younger (breastfeeding or formula-feeding or both) to participate in the study by answering a survey online. They explain: In this survey, we will be asking you some detailed questions about how well you and your baby sleep, where members of your family usually sleep, and how tired you feel on most days. We will also ask you some questions about things that can interfere with sleep. There are very fe... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061653 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 22:10:33 +0100 2061653 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2061654&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FxD3_6ytwcpI%2F My third baby slept well as a newborn, better than my other two. She “slept through the night” within weeks, if you count sleeping the requisite five hours in a row as “sleeping through the night” when it takes place from 8:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.! I did not wake her to nurse as I knew she was getting enough milk by her wet and dirty diaper output, and her appropriate weight gain. I was not about to ruin a good thing! Once the school year started in September though, my first grader and preschooler began bringing home every illness to make the school rounds, including The Cough That Won’t Go Away. Thanks to the immune-boosting powers of breast milk, Nicole fared the best of us, even avoiding influenza altogether in spite of her not getting a flu shot and in spite... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2061654 Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:22:11 +0100 2061654 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2056394&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FuVqShZNceJE%2F Nicole turned five months old this week (remember what she looked like at two months old? I could go on and on about “where has the time gone” and “blink of an eye” etc.)! Breastfeeding continues to go extremely well. I’d tell you how often she feeds except I have no idea! I nurse her whenever and wherever she needs it, and she might go anywhere from five minutes to three hours between nursing sessions. I know for certain she gets up an average of twice per night, unless she’s sick with a cold and then it might be three to four times. We are still exclusively breastfeeding if you don’t count the one time I let her suck on an apple core and her dad let her suck on a pineapple slice! (Not something I recommend by the way, as the American Academy of ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2056394 Sat, 20 Dec 2008 17:23:37 +0100 2056394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2039981&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2Fdo-babies-need-dha-in-their-baby-food.html It’s always been in breast milk, then it appeared in infant formula and now you can find it in baby food.  It’s DHA (docosahexaenoic acid).  So what is DHA and do you need to be feeding your baby DHA-supplemented baby food? What is DHA? DHA is a special fatty acid critical to brain and eye development in babies and young children.  Babies get a bunch of it during the last trimester of gestation and then become dependent upon getting DHA in their diets.  DHA is found in breast milk (as it turns out, levels in breast milk depend upon your diet) and it first was added to infant formula here in the U.S. in 2002. What does it do?  Studies have shown that DHA, when added to a baby’s diet at certain levels, can improve brain development and vision.&#0... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2039981 Tue, 16 Dec 2008 18:04:43 +0100 2039981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035983&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FGvhRyZwqqUw%2F Woman admiring my baby: “She looks so healthy!” Me: “Thank you!” Woman: “Are you nursing her?” Me: “Yes.” Woman (nodding knowingly and approvingly): “She looks so healthy!” * * * * * Interactions like those refuel my tank. Sometimes it gets discouraging to hear stories of women harassed for breastfeeding in public, and to hear criticism of women who promote breastfeeding, and to see such low rates of breastfeeding initiation and continuation. What a pleasant surprise to be complimented and acknowledged for breastfeeding! Tags: compliment, four-month-old, infant health, motherhood, nursingShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035983 Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:25:54 +0100 2035983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021331&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F08%2F1859%2F provides an update on progress to meet the health inequalities national target to reduce the gap as measured by infant mortality and life expectancy, by 10% by 2010. It includes an assessment of whether the 70 spearhead area local authorities, which map to 62 PCTs, are on track to meet the life expectancy target. Posted in Deprivation, Equity, Grey Literature, Infant Mortality, Poverty   Tagged: Equity, Grey Literature, Infant Mortality, Life Expectancy    (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021331 Mon, 08 Dec 2008 14:38:15 +0100 2021331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2021439&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2F4-formulas-your-baby-will-never-need.html I call it the Great Wall of Formula at Babies R Us.  It’s that quarter mile long aisle of infant formulas that's supposed to hold the ticket to a content, care-free baby.  But if you spend any time there you’re apt to wind up more bamboozled than anything else. Here’s why:  Your baby doesn’t need most of ‘em.Let’s talk about 4 types of formula your baby will likely never need:Lactose-free formula.  As a baby stomach specialist at the largest children’s hospital in the U.S. I have yet to figure out why lactose-free formula is produced.  This is a formula without any indication.  It is a regular old cow’s milk based formula without lactose.  But here’s the problem:  babies don’t have issues with lactose... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2021439 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 14:00:56 +0100 2021439 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017580&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F12%2Fmelamine-in-us-formulas-why-im-not-concerned.html So it’s looking like the great U.S. melamine scare of 2008 has appropriately turned out to be a big nothing.  If you missed it, the FDA reported small amounts of melamine in all three of the major formula manufacturers here in the U.S.  And if you’ve really had your head in the sand, melamine is the stuff that Chinese milk suppliers were using to create the appearance that their milk was better than it was.  The result was 50,000 babies with kidney stones and a few deaths. So it was true that the FDA found trace amounts of melamine in U.S. formula but at levels that are barely detectable.  To illustrate, this is the equivalent of one drop of melamine in 64 gallons of infant formula.  Or 10,000 times of that seen in the China scandal.  But there’s ... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017580 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 13:35:42 +0100 2017580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2005917&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fi9vsZdA3f80%2F The UC Davis-M.I.N.D. Institute’s MARBLES study ( Markers of Autism Risk in Babies’ Learning Early Signs) is following some 100 women who have a biological autistic child and who are pregnant, or who are planning on becoming pregnant, to investigate possible biological and environmental agents that children are exposed to prenatally and post-partum. It seems that maternal health during pregnancy—what expecting mothers do or do not do—will remain an area of scrutiny in the search for autism’s causes: A study published in the December Neurology shows that children whose mothers took Epilim, an anti-epileptic drug, during pregnancy were seven times more likely to develop autism, as compared with children whose mothers did not take such a drug, as reported in Reut... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2005917 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:48:19 +0100 2005917 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1996757&cid=t_107525_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F466170324%2F A local drugmaker based in Lagos was shuttered after contaminated teething syrup killed 25 infants and hospitalized at least 10 more, Reuters reports. The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says tests show the chemical diethylene glycol, a poisonous substance normally used in engine coolant, had triggered kidney failure in the infants. The children died at three hospitals across Africa’s most populous nation - the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), the UCH hospital in the southwestern town of Ibadan and the ABUTH hospital in the northern town of Zaria. “In all the recorded cases at ABUTH, UCH and LUTH the drug common to all the patients was My Pikin baby teething mixture,” NAFDAC said in a statement. Symptoms included diarrhea, vomi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1996757 Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:19:34 +0100 1996757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1975836&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fyf7_0MXRXrc%2F Tags: baby, development, infant, infant stages, rolling over, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1975836 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:08:42 +0100 1975836 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947289&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Faq0RJv9onPk%2F Having posted about “unusual” play as a potential marker for autism in infants—-these ball rolling machines bring to mind the ball coaster that was one of Charlie’s favorites when he was a toddler, and the memory of sitting beside him and watching the balls slide and roll (though not nearly as fast as on this video). Charlie would be absorbed in the movement of the balls, and his fascination was contagious. “Unusual” play, perhaps, but it opens up a different way of looking at the world as does Turning a Sphere Inside Out is the name of a video from Scientific American via 3 Quarks Daily blog (see it here: is it 21 minutes and even a glimpse fascinates). Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Baby, ball, ball coaster, colors, Diagnosis, disabilities b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947289 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:29:39 +0100 1947289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1939208&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Ff_yMa48gmMo%2F Unusual use of toys in infancy a clue to later autism, according to a stuy published in the October issue of Autism, the journal of the National Autistic Society. M.I.N.D. Institute researcher Sally Ozonoff is the lead author. “Strange play” is said to include spinning, rotating and visual exploring objects in “unusual” ways; 66 infants were involved in the study and nine were later diagnosed with autism; seven out of those nine were noted to spin, etc., toys. Ozonoff is quoted as saying that “‘About a third of parents notice signs before a child’s first birthday.’” Researchers hope to be able to identify autism earlier. Indeed, it’s the sort of study likely to lead parents of young children to scrutinize, and over-scrutinize, the... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1939208 Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:13:03 +0100 1939208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930465&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FDa5pROpmnZM%2F Photo credit: ar.go.naut Tags: angela white, baby, breastfeeding-photo, breastfeeding-picture, infant, nhs, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930465 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:51:00 +0100 1930465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1927926&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FxHIDvebusEA%2F When my first two daughters had the need to suck, I would either have them continue to do non-nutritive sucking at the breast (which feels like light sucking in a fluttering kind of way, not the harder suck-swallow pattern). If they didn’t want to nurse, my husband or I would offer a clean finger to suck, turning the pad of the finger to the roof of the baby’s mouth. Neither of my first two would take a pacifier except to chew on it, hence our calling pacifiers “choo choos.” Neither of them ever learned to suck their thumbs. Along comes baby number three, and lo and behold, she’s a thumb sucker (see above). On the one hand, I’m thrilled. The thumb is always available and it helps soothe her back to sleep. She remains in the 80-85th percentile for height... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1927926 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:19:31 +0100 1927926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879568&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F11%2F20-weeks-paid-leave-plan-for-families.html I know you were hoping to read this was happening n the U.S., but no, it’s in Australia. Under the proposal, families would be given 20 weeks' paid leave to help them spend more time with their newborn babies. The Australian Productivity Commission recommended working mothers be given 18 weeks of paid leave and fathers two weeks. This proposal would allow parents to spend more time with their children without having to leave their jobs. The proposed plan should be finalized next year after a series of consultations.Even with this plan taking another year to come into place, Australia families can expect greater support than those in the U.S.And, what about the rest of the world?Some International Paid Maternity Leave Statistics:Africa Nigeria 12 weeks at 50% payAfrica Somalia 14 weeks at... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879568 Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:12:00 +0100 2879568 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1926733&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fak-4ChI-5po%2F Tags: baby, halloween, halloween costume, halloween picture, infant, pumpkin costumeShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1926733 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:24:26 +0100 1926733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1915120&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FUXONHO5IoPY%2F * I got this onesie as a gift from Tanya at the Motherwear Breastfeeding blog. Visit her blog to buy a onesie to support a breastfeeding coalition! Tags: 3 month old, baby, breast milk, got breast milk, got breastmilk, infant, onesie, three month old, wordless-wednesdayShare This (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1915120 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:36:27 +0100 1915120 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883684&cid=t_107525_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fvitamin-d-recommendations-doubled-for-infants-children-and-adolescents%2F This post is important for all pregnant women, mothers who are breast feeding their babies and for parents of infants, children and adolescents (please forward it to your family, friends and others as appropriate). The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has revised their recommendations for vitamin D supplementation of the diets of all newborns, infants, children and adolescents. The new recommendations (detailed below) basically double the amount of vitamin D recommended from 200 IU/day to 400 IU/day. The AAP’s recommendations were described in an October 13, 2008 press release as well as in a more detailed free online Clinical Report. The new recommendations come at a time when the importance of vitamin D in maintaining health and preventing disease, and the near ubiquity of vita... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883684 Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:34:16 +0100 1883684 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1876129&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F-q4_-85MFCk%2F Having considered prenatal genetic testing and autism, what about the possible influence of the environment of the womb on a developing baby? An October 10th article in Slate with the provocative title of Womb Raider asks if future health problems occur during gestation: Recently, a study of 1,044 mother-child pairs found that 3-year-olds born to mothers who gained too much weight during pregnancy had increased odds of becoming overweight. Somehow, it seemed, these women metabolically programmed their kids to get fat. The Slate article immediately acknowledges the dangers of this particular line of thinking about children’s health: The notion that children’s futures are foretold early in life has strong narrative appeal (consider the stories of Aladdin, the Lion King, and Harry... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1876129 Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:14:54 +0100 1876129 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879570&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fnew-study-suggests-new-way-to-reduc.html Simply turning on a fan in a sleeping baby's room can reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome by 72 percent, a study says.The study punctuates other findings that SIDS can be greatly reduced by changing a sleeping baby's environment, said the study's author, De-Kun Li, a reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente Research in Oakland, Calif. Li noted that a fan is an especially great benefit when there are other risk factors present such as an overheated room and soft bedding.Li studied the cases of 185 babies who died from SIDS in California during a four-year period, and, through interviews with the mothers, compared their environmental circumstances to those of babies who did not die.Li's study also found that simply having open windows reduces SIDS risk by 36... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879570 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:15:00 +0100 2879570 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1853855&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fzx0dFzjdBBQ%2F Over 2,000 mothers were studied from the third trimester of pregnancy through the first year of their infants’ lives. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) surveyed the mothers about their infant feeding practices. Results from this Infant Feeding Practices Study II will be available publicly from the CDC at the end of 2008, but in the meantime the American Academy of Pediatrics reports: Among the study findings were that one-fourth of mothers do not place their child on their backs to sleep, as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and 34 percent regularly co-slept with their infants. In addition, only 8 percent of mothers experienced six “baby-friendly” hospital practices that encourage ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1853855 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 07:02:27 +0100 1853855 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1833267&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FZbroeInOa7o%2F Tracking eye movements has been described as a new way to detect autism in infants; researchers have also found that, when autistic children look at faces with animated expressions, they tend to focus on the eyes and mouth. A study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry has found that determining whether a toddler focuses on another person’s mouth or eyes can predict the level of disability in the child. From Science Daily: After the first few weeks of life, infants look in the eyes of others, setting processes of socialization in motion. In infancy and throughout life, the act of looking at the eyes of others is a window into people’s feelings and thoughts and a powerful facilitator in shaping the formation of the social mind and brain. The scientists found that the a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1833267 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:04 +0100 1833267 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1829589&cid=t_107525_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fnothing-but-nets-%25e2%2580%2593-an-affordable-effective-medical-charity%2F The other night, I was watching “The Colbert Report,” which, along with “The Daily Show,” is a regular TV staple at our house (both shows won Emmy’s the other night by the way), when the guest was Rick Riley, a sportswriter and founder of the anti-malaria effort Nothing But Nets. Nothing But Nets is a grassroots campaign to save lives by preventing malaria, a leading killer, especially of children, in Africa. The disease is transmitted by mosquitoes, which are primarily active at night and which can be effectively thwarted by the use of sleeping nets. The charity’s name is a play on the basketball term for a perfect shot that does not touch the backboard or rim, hitting “nothing but net.” In addition, it speaks to the focus of the campaign, which is directed... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1829589 Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:45:23 +0100 1829589 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809630&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34825&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wesleyjsmith.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F09%2Fbarach-obama-apparently-doesnt-know.html Barach Obama has been accused of opposing the Infant Born Alive Protection Act, which requires hospitals and doctors to treat the survivors of attempted abortion. He denies this despite having refused repeatedly to vote for the Illinois versions.This 2001 transcript, pp.86-87, is telling. Expressing a hyper-legalism to avoid grappling with the issue, Obama argued against the legislation, stating: The second reason that it would probably be found unconstitutional is that this essentially says that a doctor is required to provide treatment for a previable child or fetus, however way you want to describe it. Viability is the line that has been drawn by the Supreme Court to determine whether or not an abortion can or cannot take place. And if we place the burden on the doctor, that says you ha... Secondhand Smoke blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809630 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:14:00 +0100 1809630 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879571&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F09%2Ffree-infant-massage-classes-for.html Check out all of our FREE Infant Massage Classes and join one today! Share your nurturing touch with your little, have a great time and meet other parents!View the full listing here: http://www.liddlekidzblog.com/2008/02/free-infant-massage-classes-for.html (Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog) Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879571 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:11:00 +0100 2879571 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809992&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2Fvs3PpluH8t4%2F It has been two months since Nicole was born. I have yet to capture a good picture of her wonderful smile, so this photo will have to do. She cracks me up! Yesterday I took her to our family practitioner for her two month well baby visit. She’s doing great, nursing well, and meeting all of her developmental milestones (in spite of my inability to capture them on film!) She weighed 12 pounds 9 ounces, and measured 23 inches in length and 15.5 inches in head circumference. When the doctor told me that that put Nicole in the 25th, 10th and 10th percentiles on the CDC growth charts, I was a little surprised! My second daughter was petite like that, but does this look like a child who is on the low end of the charts? Ignore my belly! Look! Cute buddha baby! Cute Imse Vimse organic cotton... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809992 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:47:23 +0100 1809992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1734319&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F5JA8vc9J7l4%2F The controversy over the California Milk Processor Board’s objections to the “got breastmilk?” parody of the “got milk?” campaign got me thinking about human consumption of cow’s milk. Then I read an email on Lactnet that referred to cow’s milk as “bovine infant milk” and that really got me thinking. ~ Is it cruel and unethical to separate calves prematurely from their mothers in order for cows’ milk to be collected for human consumption? Do you have a moral objection to it? Do you also object to eating meat or wearing leather, or are those entirely different issues? ~ Are humans not meant to consume milk specifically designed with particular proteins and antibodies for baby cows? I am just raising the questions; I don’t kn... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1734319 Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:05:42 +0100 1734319 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1686315&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FHRN9YTOznOo%2F In light of this discussion, consider statement from Bad Astronomy (a blog for Discover Magazine): …….antivaxxers are potentially the Number One health hazard in America ????!????!!!?!?????! Or maybe Bad Astronomy’s statement could just be punctuated with a plain old, definitive, period. Tags: amanda peet, asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Baby, bettelheim, child rearing, disabilities blog, disability, Health, immunization, infant, measles, mercury, mmr, Parenting, paul offit, pdd-nos, prophet, Science, shots, VaccinesShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1686315 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:20:46 +0100 1686315 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1683092&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FVG5xFg66GA8%2F Discussions about vaccines and autism are mostly about children, and even children who are yet in utero and have yet to be conceived, who don’t have autism; as proponents of a vaccine-autism link claim, they want to get the thimerosal out and the schedule changed so that no more children will become autistic due to a vaccine. This is one reason why anti-vaccine/pro-vaccine safety advocates seems to be so (at the very least) hesitant and (as often stated) disdainful of evidence for genetic causes of autism. Autism is “preventable” (just say no to those shots, or at least that schedule and green ‘em in the process) and “treatable” (by unproven and potentially dangerous treatments like chelation that stem from also-nproven theories of what causes autism). A... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1683092 Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:59:05 +0100 1683092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1679442&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FKSbaDniBkJ0%2F Friends are expecting babies, friends have recently had babies, friends are thinking about having babies. A discussion about the book The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and autism in the summer school course I’m teaching ends with a question from one of the high-school students: “But what can you do to make sure your baby’s 100% ok?” Something called the “Ultimate Baby Shower” in Boston only seems likely to reinforce fears and worries in expecting mothers. Should they pay $2,195 down plus $125 a year to a company called ViaCord to store their umbilical cord blood? Parents are told that banking cord blood is an important precautionary measure “in case the child develops a life-threatening blood disease later in life.” Writes Bev... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1679442 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:07:14 +0100 1679442 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1668492&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F350638745%2F A friend talks about having a baby. I think of all the things pregnant women are told to do, and told not to do, and all the advice and information out there about pregnancy, babies, and parenting in general. Not to mention having to sift through too much stuff about topics like vaccines and autism and hearing what celebrities have to say, and then about treatments like chelation? On a young child? What is this all about? I tell my friend, how much I enjoyed expecting Charlie: I did. I hadn’t been sure what I would think, but it was a lovely feeling when there was a movement inside of me, and I knew it was a kick from Charlie’s then-little foot. Yes, it’s been an unexpected journey but I’d do it all again. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Baby, disabilities... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1668492 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 16:20:46 +0100 1668492 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879573&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F07%2Fget-ready-cimts-theres-baby-boomlet.html Certified Infant Massage Teachers it’s time to get ready for all the babies! It appears that America is having another Baby Boomlet.Reported by USA Today, a record number of babies were born in the USA in 2007, according to early federal data released Wednesday that some demographers say could signal an impending baby "boomlet." The 4,315,000 births in 2007, reported as "provisional" data by the National Center for Health Statistics, gives just a glimpse of what's ahead in the nursery.The number of births in the United States in 2007 set a record: 4,315,000, according to preliminary statistics from National Center for Health Statistics. It's part of trend of rising births in recent years.The last time the number was this high was in 1957, in the middle of the baby boom years; about 78 mi... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879573 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:57:00 +0100 2879573 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603111&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F330920433%2F Yesterday I posted about tracking eye movements as a way to test very children for autism — and then, later in the day, read about another possible marker for detecting autism in young children. University of Florida researchers Osnat and Philip Teitelbaum think that different patterns of movement in babies and toddlers may be indicators of autism, as noted in the Orlando Sentinel. The Teitelbaums spent five years viewing home videos of babies who were later diagnosed with autism. Osnat and Philip Teitelbaum discovered some unmistakable patterns among autistic children. “I compare it to music,” says Philip Teitelbaum. “After you get so many scores, you look at them and you see this pattern happens here and here and here.” For instance, one of the most common c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603111 Wed, 09 Jul 2008 16:33:34 +0100 1603111 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1596494&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F329973040%2F Today’s Wall Street Journal discusses some new tools for diagnosing autism in young children by studying their eye movements and eye tracking. Researchers at Yale University’s Toddler Developmental Disabilities Clinic are using gaze-tracking technology to study patterns in “gaze behavior” in children aged 3 months to 3 years for autism. At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, an in-home recording device and special software are be developed, to study infants at home. And back in May, researchers at McMaster University announced that they have developed a computer test detect signs of autism in babies as young as 9 months old. From the Wall Street Journal: “Children with autism in general have difficulty extracting affective information ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1596494 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:57:01 +0100 1596494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1488321&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F303307790%2F A new study in Pediatrics links low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds) and preterm birth to an increased risk for autism in infants by about twofold, and more so in girls than in boys. From an overview at CBS.com: When the 565 boys and girls with autism were looked at separately, the boys had less than a twofold increased risk of autism if they were born at low birth weight, but the low-birth-weight girls had a threefold or higher risk, found [Diana] Schendel [PhD, lead health scientist at the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities at the CDC] and her CDC colleague Tanya Karapurkar Bhasin, MPH. They also found that low birth weight (less than 5.5 pounds) and early preterm birth (less than 33 weeks’ gestation) affected groups of children differently, dependin... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1488321 Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:42:48 +0100 1488321 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1489537&cid=t_107525_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F302066663%2F Couple of months ago my colleague Ileana Lulic, also a medical doctor from Croatia, and myself started to produce a vodcast in collaboration with Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University Hospital Rijeka. Vodcast is essentially a video podcast, online delivery of video on demand content via RSS feeds. Our vodcast was conceived with an idea to offer a quick review of the clinical examination of the newborn infant. Until today we have published 11 videos, in both Croatian and English, demonstrating the proper way to inspect primitive reflexes in the newborn infant, and 2 videos demonstrating procedures in neonatology (lumbar puncture and umbilical vein catheterization), currently only in Croatian. You can view our videos here. To change between videos just change the slide a... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1489537 Sat, 31 May 2008 22:39:59 +0100 1489537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463750&cid=t_107525_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fpostpartum-depression-in-men%2F You think postpartum depression only strikes in women? Nope, men experience depression after the baby is born too. While more rare a condition, if left untreated it can affect both the newborn baby and mom just as much as mom’s postpartum depression can. (Postpartum depression simply refers to an episode of clinical depression experienced after a baby is born.) U.S. News and World Report has the story: Ten percent of new fathers and 14 percent of new mothers are affected by depression, says psychologist James F. Paulson, assistant professor of pediatrics at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Va. Yet most men and their partners fail to recognize the condition when it arises. The symptoms are similar in both sexes, but the causes may be different. Hormonal changes can cont... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463750 Thu, 22 May 2008 20:15:01 +0100 1463750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1460937&cid=t_107525_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F22%2Fa-scary-bipolar-child-story%2F Meet Max. He’s a 10 year old who’s gone through a lifetime of trials and tribulations already. And he was profiled in this story in Newsweek about children with bipolar disorder. Max had an unusual childhood, according to the article: Max never slept through the night, and neither did she. He cried for hours at a time. He banged his head against his crib and screamed until his face burned red. Nursing, cuddling, pacifiers—none of them helped. At 2 a.m., at 3, at 4 and 5 and 6, Amy cradled her son, trying to believe this was typical infant irritability, the kind her friends with kids had warned her about. It must be colic or gas, she thought, as Max howled another day into being. Exhausted, mystified, she made jokes—he was born on Halloween, she ate too many spicy chick... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1460937 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:39:45 +0100 1460937 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454887&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2F293607292%2F In light of the recent debates over the safety of co-sleeping versus baby sleeping in a crib, and the issue of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, I thought it would be interesting to survey where our nurslings are sleeping. I limited the poll to nurslings because I think it affects several things — safety, parenting style, and just plain convenience of the sleep location! Please answer for where your baby usually (more than 50% of the night) sleeps or slept when he was under 12 months of age. Feel free to leave a comment to explain your situation. I know my family has played musical beds before, and this is not the easiest question to answer! Where does/did your breastfed infant under age 12 months usually sleep? Crib in his own room Crib in... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454887 Mon, 19 May 2008 16:42:14 +0100 1454887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879576&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fliddle-kidz-north-american-tuch-tour.html (FYI: No Baby Dolls were harmed during the taking of this infant massage teacher graduation photo)Well here at Liddle Kidz we have been on a whirlwind since we left Los Angeles, and I know you’ve been asking for an update, so it goes. Here’s a little blow-by-blow of what we've been up too.Well we started off with a fantastic Certified Infant Massage Teacher Training in Los Angeles at ‘Creative Seeds’. What a welcoming creative space to host our group. And a wonderful group it was – turning out brand new infant massage teachers from all over Southern California & Arizona.After L.A., it was off to the bright lights of San Francisco. Here we were welcomed by ‘It’s Yoga Kids’ located right inside the Lombard Gates of the Presidio. If you haven’t been there, the Presidio i... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879576 Wed, 14 May 2008 19:32:00 +0100 2879576 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1436851&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F05%2Fwic-commits-to.html Maryland’s Howard County Health Department has taken the step of providing only bisphenol A-free products to its WIC (Woman’s, Infants and Children) Program. WIC provides supplies and supplemental foods to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and children under the age of 5. According to Maryland Med, Dr. Peter Beilensen, Howard County’s top health official “hopes to turn BPA into another trans fat: legal but largely shunned by the public.” As far as I can tell this is one of the first WIC programs in the country to take a firm stand on BPA. But here’s the $64,000 question: Will the Howard County Department of Health restrict infant formulas packaged in BPA lined containers? And if you’re going to be BPA-free, how free do you need to be? While I respect Dr. Beile... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1436851 Mon, 12 May 2008 05:05:00 +0100 1436851 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1426331&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F05%2Fsay-no-to-lacto.html Let’s put an end to lactose-free formula. Babies just don’t need it Here are the facts: babies go through a very transient period where their production of lactase (the bowel enzyme necessary for digestion of lactose) is subpar. Beyond this very early and temporary period, babies tolerate lactose just fine. There are a handful of babies in recorded medical history who have been born without lactase. And unless you’ve birthed one of these half-dozen babies, your baby shouldn’t need a lactose-free formula. One exception: viruses may injure the lining of the small bowel to the point where lactase can be temporarily lost. While some pediatricians will recommend going lactose-free during this time period, there’s little evidence that it actually improves a baby’s course of diarrhea... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1426331 Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:00 +0100 1426331 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1416565&cid=t_107525_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fthe-interior-situation-of-infants%2F We presented them with pictures of faces, side by side, one white and one African, and we observed where they preferred to look. The white children in Israel preferred white faces. Babies in Ethiopia preferred to look at Ethiopian faces. The third group showed no preference.’ More fascinating still is that Spelke’s lab has revealed a deep-seated prejudice, present in infants, that trumps racial bias: language. Dr Katherine Kinzler, though based in Harvard, spends much time running parallel studies in France. ‘Five-month-old babies will look longer at somebody who spoke to them in their language. Older infants want to accept a toy from someone who has spoken their language,’ Dr Kinzler says. ‘They like toys more that are associated with some... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1416565 Fri, 02 May 2008 13:36:09 +0100 1416565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376748&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F271573378%2F Studying how infants process differences in rapidly occurring sounds can predict if a child will have future language problems, according to research being done by Rutgers University (Newark) neuroscience professor April Benasich, who directs the Infancy Studies Laboratory. Researchers are able to determine the full range of brain activity in infants aged 3-6 months by using a number of new methods, including dense array EEG/ERP recordings.Today’s Science Daily reports: “We are finding that children who have difficulty processing rapid auditory input are not just showing a simple maturational lag, but are actually processing incoming acoustic information differently,” says Benasich. Specifically, the research shows that babies who struggle with rapid auditory processing appear to... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376748 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:35:02 +0100 1376748 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1329974&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F03%2F5-things-you-sh.html Overheat it. Excessive heat will damage vitamins and protein (ditto freezing). Heat in warm water for 10 minutes or so and remember that cold formula has yet to kill a baby. And while everyone’s done it from time to time, avoid the microwave. Make your own recipes. Don’t think you’re smarter than Mead Johnson or Abbott, prepare formula as instructed. Adding less water, for example, to help your baby gain weight should only be done under the direction of a professional. The wrong mixture can lead to dangerous levels of minerals. Let it sit. Prepared or opened infant formula should never be allowed to sit at room temperature for more than two hours. Sugar and warmth = growth of the weird and wonderful. In the fridge, formula is good for about 24 hours. When in doubt, throw it out. P... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1329974 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 03:29:17 +0100 1329974 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1320537&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F03%2Fnutramigen-aa-.html Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the formula aisle, Mead Johnson introduces Nutramigen AA. This is an amino acid-based infant formula for babies with severe milk protein allergy. Amino acid-based formulas differ from standard formulas in that their protein is treated and completely broken down into its most basic element, the amino acid (thus the “AA” in the name). Nutramigen AA will take its place next to two amino acid-based infant formulas currently available on the market, Neocate and Elecare. These formulas are sometimes called elemental or ultrahydrolyzed formulas. So does Nutramigen AA bring anything new to the table? It wouldn’t appear that way. From a protein allergy perspective, all three amino acid-based formulas on the market are identical – after all, ... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1320537 Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:07:45 +0100 1320537 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1309009&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F03%2F18%2Fchild-health-promotion-programme-pregnancy-and-the-first-five-years-of-life%2F The new updated Child Health Promotion Programme : Pregnancy and the first five years of life (CHPP) builds on the children’s National Service Framework and is intended to provide preventative services tailored to the individual needs of children and families, acting as a best practice guide for children’s services. It aims to: provide greater emphasis on promoting the health and well-being of children in the early stages – pregnancy and the first five years of life support a model of progressive universalism – a core programme for all children, with additional services for children and families with particular needs and risks encourage partnership working between different agencies on local service development (e.g. general practice and children’s centres) focus services on... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1309009 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 08:26:55 +0100 1309009 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1300281&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Fkilling-babies.html This report proves what we already know - health inequalities are difficult to changeDawn PrimaroloBut Dawn, difficult though it may be, you have made changes. Health inequalities are worse. Under New Labour more babies from poor families are dying. (Source: NHS Blog Doctor) NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1300281 Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:26:00 +0100 1300281 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879577&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F02%2Ffree-infant-massage-classes-for.html For Parents/Caregivers and their Babies!Parents/caregivers with their babies, age 3 weeks to crawling, are invited to learn infant massage for free during our Infant Massage Teacher Certification courses.* Space is very limited *To Register – RSVP RequiredFind a class & date below – send an email to the email address for the classRSVP: Send an email with your name, infant’s name and age, days attending (you may attend one day or all days, all days is preferred) and phone number.SUPPLIES: You will need to bring a blanket & a pillow and your baby’s usual supplies.In this class only You will be touching your baby. Demonstrations will be done using dolls.Please allow a few extra minutes to find parking and arrive in the training space on time.East Rutherford, NJMarch 25 & 2... Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879577 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 07:04:00 +0100 2879577 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879579&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fi-loved-this-class.html "I loved this class!!! Every aspect was right on and so much fun. I highly recommend Tina's class to everyone interested in relationships, babies, massage and communication building." Sheridan Ross, LMT | Licensed Massage Therapist | Labor Doula | Lactation ConsultantThanks, Sheridan! I am so happy you took part in the course, and are now actively teaching infant massage to families.If you're interested in learning massage to teach to families - just like Sheridan - check out our new course schedule on LiddleKidz.com - we're probably coming to a city near you. Don't see a city near you listed, contact us to let us know you'd like us to come your way! (Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog) Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879579 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:51:00 +0100 2879579 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1134626&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2008%2F01%2Faap-report-addr.html The American Academy of Pediatrics today issued a clinical report to guide early feeding for children at risk for allergy. Breast-feeding again comes out on top but contrary to advice offered in 2000, food avoidance during pregnancy is no longer a concern. The clinical report if nothing else serves as an excellent review of what’s known about early feeding and the risk for allergy. Here are the take home points: 1. The restriction of peanuts or other foods during pregnancy or breast-feeding doesn’t lower a child’s risk of allergies. 2. For infants with a family history of allergy, exclusive breast-feeding for at least 4 months can lessen the risk of cow milk allergy early in life. 3. Among formula fed infants at risk for developing allergies there is evidence that allergy be delay... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1134626 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 04:09:04 +0100 1134626 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1128773&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F210596380%2F UW launches study to treat infants without symptoms, reports the January 2nd Seattle Post-Intelligencer in an article by Paul Nyhan: The University of Washington launched one of the nation’s first studies on preventing autism in infants Wednesday and will spend the next four years exploring the benefit of intensive and early therapy on the mysterious disorder. The university’s Autism Center is now looking for 200 local families to join the study of autism, which is diagnosed in 1 out of 150 children, according to the latest study by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study is unusual because autism research and treatment has typically focused on treating or reversing but not preventing the neurological disorder. Autism often emerges when a child i... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1128773 Thu, 03 Jan 2008 16:32:46 +0100 1128773 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1098757&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F15%2Fimplementation-plan-for-reducing-health-inequalities-in-infant-mortality-a-good-practice-guide%2F The Implementation plan for reducing health inequalities in infant mortality: a good practice guide is about delivering the recommendations and themes of the Health Inequalities Infant Mortality PSA Target Review (February 2007).  Building on the key interventions in the review, it shows how to narrow the health inequalities gap in infant mortality by looking at current examples of good practice. The actions in this plan will contribute to meeting the target, and improving infant and child health for all disadvantaged groups. (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1098757 Sat, 15 Dec 2007 09:35:24 +0100 1098757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1094112&cid=t_107525_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F12%2F14%2Fhealth-inequality-target-monitoring%2F These reports summarise progress against Department of Health inequality targets for 2010. Infant mortality report The inequality gap in the infant mortality rate has reduced but not yet by a sufficient amount to meet the target, based on the trend since the current socio economic classifications were introduced in 2001. Life Expectancy Report Inequality gaps in male and female life expectancy at birth have both increased since the baseline. If current trends continue, the target would not be met. Mortality Report Cancer mortality The inequality gap in cancer mortality has declined since the baseline and the minimum requirement for the 2010 target has already been met. All circulatory diseases mortality The inequality gap in circulatory disease mortality has declined, and is on track to ... Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1094112 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:11:53 +0100 1094112 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084257&cid=t_107525_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F198225269%2F Brain overgrowth in the latter part of an infant’s first year has been found to be connected to autism in some cases. Today’s Ars Technica reviews the findings of Joseph Piven, the director of the Neurodevelopmental Disorders Research Center at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and also issues a caveat. Under normal brain development, neural connections are formed, but some are subsequently eliminated through a process known as “pruning.” The pruning refines normal brain conditions and increases the efficiency of the remaining connections in the brain. According to Piven, one hypothesis is that some autistic children’s brain undergo less pruning, which could lead to the larger brain sizes observed. Even with this apparent link, Dr. Piven urges cau... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084257 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 20:09:43 +0100 1084257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1051229&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F11%2Fdo-parents-want.html Last week I recommended Carnation Good Start with Natural Cultures to mother who had visited my office. She had considered Good Start but sheepishly confessed that she discounted it when she found it was less expensive than the competitor. It seems some parents believe a high price tag formula holds some advantage for their baby. Are there cases where it’s a good idea to spend more for formula? Very few. Here are a few situations where you can expect formula to come at a higher cost: Allergy. Hydrolysed formulas such as Nutramigen and Alimentum are costly to prepare and consequently come at a higher cost. Expect to pay about 350 dollars a month to feed your typical 4-month-old baby with hydrolysed formula. Extensively hydrolysed formulas such as Neocate are more expensive and will cost... Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1051229 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:12:18 +0100 1051229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=979242&cid=t_107525_134_f&fid=35152&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsstrumello.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F10%2Finsulin-vials-topped-with-rubber.html What do you all think of this ad?It's powerful, but don't expect to see it run, as this ad was shelved in favor of a less effective ad that ran for a very short time (see below for that ad).Apparently this was a concept ad that was proposed to the Department of Health and Human Services in an attempt to raise the nation's historically low rate of breast-feeding. A few years ago, federal health officials commissioned an attention-grabbing ad campaign to try and convince mothers that their babies faced genuine health risks if they did not breast-feed. The campaign featured striking photos of not only insulin vials and syringes, but also asthma inhalers topped with rubber nipples (see BrandWeekNRx.com for all of the pictures).But this ad, along with several others, were apparently caught up i... Scott's Web Log blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=979242 Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:30:00 +0100 979242 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=972870&cid=t_107525_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.healthtalk.com%2Fzimney%2Fcough-and-cold-medicine-in-children-and-infants%2F We can all agree that having a cold is a miserable experience. And when our babies and young children are suffering with them it’s even worse. Surely there must be something we can do to help them, we think, and if we can’t surely their doctor can. The unfortunate reality, however, is that there is precious little we can do other than wait it out. There are a few things you can try and I’ll describe them below, but the truth is that most of the products clogging the pharmacy shelves have never been shown to work and, what’s worse, when used incorrectly they can be dangerous. You’ve probably read recently that a number of cough/cold products intended for use by infants are being taken off the market voluntarily by their manufacturers. Oral Infant cough and cold medicines voluntari... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=972870 Tue, 23 Oct 2007 17:49:03 +0100 972870 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2879580&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=39035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.liddlekidzblog.com%2F2007%2F08%2Fteach-infant-massage-get-certified.html Okay so what can I say - I've been a little busy lately. There are new infant massage teacher training dates on the Liddle Kidz site (www.LiddleKidz.com). If you've been thinking about becoming an infant massage teacher and didn't know when, where or how - now here's some fun choices. Just added - new dates in San Francisco {California} (quick hop from Los Angeles), Boulder {Colorado} Dallas {Texas} & Seattle {Washington}. If you would like a training in your area, but don't see a date listed, get in touch with Tina, and let's get an infant massage training set up near you!Remember Kidz Rock™! Let's all do our part to make them feel loved! (Source: Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog) Liddle Kidz Infant and Pediatric Massage Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2879580 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:23:00 +0100 2879580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=770621&cid=t_107525_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F31%2Fsmoking-while-pregnant-will-raise-your-babys-blood-pressure%2F Filed under: Smoking, Children Heart HealthNew research shows that raised blood pressure can be added to the list of negative side-effects babies get from their mother when she smokes during pregnancy. 456 healthy full-term babies were tested at 2 months of age and those with mothers who smoked during pregnancy had higher blood pressures on average than those whose mothers did not smoke. The higher blood pressure readings did not seem linked necessarily to low birth weight, the mother's age, or whether or not the babies were breast-fed, and follow-up studies will need to be done to see if the negative blood pressure effect stays with the children as they grow up.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments (Source: The Cardio Blog) The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=770621 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 770621 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=644898&cid=t_107525_123_f&fid=34778&url=http%3A%2F%2Fparentingsolved.typepad.com%2Fparenting_solved%2F2007%2F05%2Fsome_preemie_si.html Preemies take note: Abbott’s Ross Product division has recalled 3 lots of Similac Special Care Ready-to-Feed formula for iron levels that don't match those of the label. The recall is limited to stock code number 59582 with lot numbers 46815D5, 47847D5 or 52023D5 printed on the outside carton and case and the lot numbers 44427X8, 44427X81 or 50005X8 printed on the bottom of the bottles. No other liquid or powdered Similac infant formulas are affected. You can click through directly to Abbott’s press release for recall information. (Source: Parenting Solved) Parenting Solved blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=644898 Sun, 27 May 2007 17:41:25 +0100 644898