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Valorie’s Breastfeeding Index

Later today I will post a review of the baby blog of 2007 so why does breastfeeding get its own category? Well, in part as an answer to readers who want to read what I’ve written on breastfeeding. I’ve written so much on breastfeeding at this point that you all have asked for an index of sorts so it’s easier to find what you’re looking for. It’s also in part because I’ve become known as the breastfeeding lady. . .guru. . .whatever you want to call it. I’ve been at this breastfeeding business for a long time and many of … Continue reading →

Baby Blog Week in Review July 6 to July 15

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

Pennsylvania Protects Breastfeeding Moms

A new law was signed in Pennsylvania on Monday to give breastfeeding moms more rights and freedoms when breastfeeding in public. The bill was introduced earlier this year when a woman was kicked out of a shopping mall for breastfeeding her infant. After the incident, nursing women staged a nurse-in at the capital asking for laws to protect moms from such things happening. This is a step forward for Pennsylvania no doubt, but for the life of me I can’t figure out why it would take so long for all states to adopt laws. There was also a bit of … Continue reading →