• Making Mother In Law Feel Involved - Rebecca Powell
• Men Got The Better Deal - Bob Smiley
• Taking Care of a Baby with Type 1 Diabetes - Susie Glennan
• More Advice for New Fathers - Armin Brott

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• Morning Sickness - Nikki Katz
• Humor for the Birthing Room - Tara Crooks
• Answering the Question of the Week - Tishia Lee
• Infertility Treatment and Work Issues - Iris Waichler
• Postpartum Care & Nutrition for Mom - Carrie Lauth
• Germ-phobic Parents? - Michelle R. LaRowe
• Think about Alternatives to Hospital Birth - Renee Canham

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This isn’t news, but I came across another article talking about the analgesic effect of breastfeeding .

For one, it irks me that newborn babies are given the PKU heel stick before they leave the hospital, when the hospital staff is well aware of the fact that the results are completely invalid until the baby has been on protein for 24-48 hours. In other words, if you’re breastfeeding, that would be at around 5 days postpartum (since it generally takes about 3 days for the milk supply to increase from colostrum to mature milk).

Typically, your Pediatrician will do the test again when baby is about a week old. My question, one that should be painfully obvious is: Why do the PKU test on the baby twice, unnecessarily?

From what I’ve read, this isn’t practiced in the UK, where the baby is only pricked at 8 days old… once.

sigh.

At least, if the hospital won’t release you without your baby suffering a needless and painful procedure (another reason to consider homebirth!) , you can present them with information that shows that you can help your baby feel less pain by nursing him during it.

Carrie

• Supporting or Coaching? - Wintergreen
• Humor for the Birthing Room - Tara Crooks
• Make Room for Mother In Law - Rebecca Powell
• First Steps - Dionna Sanchez
• Challenges for New Dads - Armin Brott
• Potty Training Preparation 12-18months - Jan Faull
• “Butterfly” Baby Dancing Music

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Oh brother.

Even with all the evidence that TV is a bad idea for babies and toddlers, and the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under two not watch TV AT ALL, here comes Baby TV… 24 hour a day programming for baby. Oh but it’s commercial free so that makes it ok, right?
According to the article, “The company … claims the images help babies to explore the natural world and promote learning, development and fun. It even promises to encourage parent infant interaction, because they can watch the television together.”

Two questions: Since when is watching TV side by side “interacting”? TV STOPS interaction and communication. And how exactly does watching TV help babies explore the natural world?

Here’s a novel idea. Take baby outside for a walk and TALK to her. How’s that for interacting with people and nature?

Carrie

I had no idea what to expect from the short video ‘Seventeen Seconds to Sophie’ and I’ll be a good friend and warn you that there is nudity - so shoosh the kidlets into another room.

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• Charting Your Temperature - Nikki Katz
• Humor for the Birthing Room - Tara Crooks
• Accept Help After Having a Baby - Carrie Lauth
• Help Kids Get Ready for a New Baby - Renee Canham
• What Happened to Pink and Precious? - Bob Smiley
• Good Reasons to Wear Your Baby - Stacie Mahoe 

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Reba McIntyre’s video ‘You’re gonna be.’ tells the story of a young woman in college who gets pregnant and ends up facing having the baby alone.  She write’s her Mom back home a letter and Mom (Reba) shows up to the hospital after the baby is born.

It’s so sweet :) 

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• My Favorite Baby Shower Gift - Nell Taliercio
• Humor for the Birthing Room - Tara Crooks
• Helping Dads Help Moms in Childbirth (Pt 2) - Wintergreen
• Help Babies Learn to Self Soothe - Michelle R. LaRowe
• Choosing Your Doctor Carefully - Iris Waichler
• Connect with other Young Moms - Susie Glennan
• Baby Dancing Music - “Move, Baby, Move”

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