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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 →

Is Dreft Just Clever Marketing? (Part 3 of the Dreft Wars)

I have as yet to receive an answer from my written letter to Dreft asking why specifically their detergent is better for babies. However, I’ve found out quite a bit on my own. If you haven’t yet you might want to read the first two blogs in this series: The Dreft Wars, and Debunking the Dreft Myth. Today, we’re going to explore the last of the Dreft claims. Is Dreft better because it doesn’t ‘wash away’ the flame retardant in pajamas? First of all, not all pajamas are treated for flame resistance. If you’re worried about chemicals on baby’s sensitive … Continue reading →

Debunking the Dreft Myth (Part 2 of the Dreft Wars)

I wrote yesterday about how I went to go check out the back of the Dreft bottle at the grocery store and compare it with other brands of detergents, only to find that every single bottle said the same thing. I have written to Dreft to ask specifically why their detergent is more gentle so I will be able to once and for all lay to rest the question of my own laundry negligence as a non-Dreft user. I am now going to turn my ‘investigation’ towards other pressing Dreft questions: Is Dreft hypoallergenic? Does it rinse thoroughly out of … Continue reading →

The Dreft Wars

In the forums there have recently been several questions about laundering baby clothing. Moms want to know: do you use dreft or do you just wash the baby clothing with everything else? Do you use fabric softener or does that just make it worse for baby’s skin. One mom even said her pediatrician recommended Dreft because it was more ‘hypoallergenic.’ I had never considered using Dreft. I have seven people in my family and I already do substantial amounts of laundry. Dreft for us is over kill. Then I had a child who had severe eczema. So I figured surely … Continue reading →