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AAP: Breastfeeding for 2 Months Lowers Risk of SIDS

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), citing a study, states that breastfeeding for at least two months decreases the risk of SIDS. This information can help lower the rate of infant mortality. SIDS is an acronym for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. SIDS is an unexpected death of a seemingly healthy infant that is less than a year old which happens while the baby is sleeping. The syndrome is also called “crib death” because the infants often die in their cribs. The AAP pointed out a study that was titled “Duration of Breastfeeding and Risk of SIDS: An Individual Participant Data … Continue reading →

Road Trip with Baby

As if traveling last month with my baby on his first plan trip wasn’t enough, we decided to make a big road trip last week to the beautiful Lake Tahoe for a family member’s wedding. I knew my older two children would be easily entertained in the car with movies and my iPod, but was really worried about how my 9 month old would do. The only other car trip that we went on with him since he was born, was about a 4 hour trip. This one was much longer (closer to 9 hours), but on that 4 hour … Continue reading →

Weaning Baby To Formula- Part 2

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So, we had what I would consider a very successful week last week in switching my baby to Alimentum ready to feed formula. As the week progressed, I decided to stop nursing completely during the day and just offer the bottle. I watched as during the week, he gradually took more and more each day. I was thrilled. And, I can see a light at the end of the tunnel. Some changes I have noticed are first and foremost the bowel movements. He slowed down a lot, and by the end of the week, had gone two days without one!! … Continue reading →

Weaning Baby To Formula- Part I

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I am no expert on formula. In fact, I know very little about it. I breastfed my two older children, and am currently breastfeeding my third. Rarely did I ever give bottles. However, due to his complex food allergy issues, I am trying to wean him on to formula. This is an emotional process. It is difficult. It’s been a few days since my last post about the emotional roller coaster of breastfeeding. I’m still working hard at giving him bottles during the day. He seems to be tolerating the formula well from a food allergy stand point, but I … Continue reading →

The Emotional Roller Coaster of Breastfeeding

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The post-partum period is a roller coaster of emotions. At least, it always has been for me. The sleep deprivation, the joy of being a mother all over again, the stress of making sure that you are doing everything just right. Breastfeeding seems to go right along for the ride in that roller coaster. I have been blessed to breastfeed my two older children for 14 months each. It was a difficult and beautiful time in my life and theirs. We bonded. I wanted it to end one day, and dreaded the time I would wean the next. This time … Continue reading →

When Baby Won’t Take A Bottle

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My latest frustration in dealing with my little guy’s tummy troubles has been since we have tried to introduce a bottle. I never thought a four-month-old could be so stubborn. But, my little guy is. He wants nothing to do with a bottle. There was one occasion where I went out and my husband fed him breastmilk with a bottle. He took it right away, and had no problems. But, now, we are trying to supplement with formula due to the fact that we can’t seem to figure out what it is that I’m eating that is causing his tummy … Continue reading →

Can Breastfeeding Reduce Teen Pregnancy?

According to a new report, women who were breastfed as babies tend to get pregnant later in life compared to those who were bottle-fed as infants. If that’s true then my daughter shouldn’t expect to get pregnant until she’s in her forties. That kid nursed 24/7 for the first 18 months of her life. Give or take a few months. By my calculations that means she won’t be procreating until she’s well past her teenage years. Then again, perhaps, I am reading too much into this new study. The published report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B shows … Continue reading →

Why Did My Baby Get Thrush?

No one knows. There, satisfied? I’m guessing not. Seriously, though, it can be difficult to pinpoint why babies come down with thrush. There are some things we know for sure concerning thrush. We know that thrush is an overgrowth of the yeast, called candida, found in every person’s body. We know that infants are more susceptible to thrush because their immune systems aren’t fully developed and they are in the process of developing a healthy balance of fungi and bacteria in their bodies. As far as why certain babies get thrush while others do not, there are a lot of … Continue reading →

Myth: Your Baby Will Sleep Longer If You Feed Her Solids

If your baby has been having a hard time sleeping through the night, you’ve probably had more than one well-meaning person tell you to add cereal to your baby’s bottle or start solids. “Think about it, it’s hard to sleep if you’re hungry,” they’ll say. There are several problems with this myth however. First of all, there is no evidence that solids increase a baby’s total sleep. They may fall asleep a little quicker if they are stuffed, but babies wake up for many reasons which have more to do with their biological clocks than their tummies. The circadian rhythms … Continue reading →

The Breastfeeding Card

While many states protect women from getting arrested on indecency charges for breastfeeding (not all states do), there are very few states that actually declare it a civil right to breastfeed your child. Fortunately, some progressive states are starting to institute such laws. Washington state has become the latest state to declare, effective today, that women have a civil right to breastfeed in public. Lawmakers who sponsored the bill want women to feel just as comfortable with breastfeeding as they would pulling a baby bottle out of a diaper bag. Unfortunately, breastfeeding moms are made to feel ashamed and insulted … Continue reading →