Welcome to the baby blog week in review. We had a light week due to my ridiculously busy spring schedule. But if you’ve missed something, here are the links to the blogs for the week:
Monday, April 23
Hospital Staff Bullies vs. Parental Rights Part 3
This was the last part of a series we started last week, talking about what happens when you don’t like the medical care of your child. Our 3rd daughter Meghan had significant trouble breastfeeding as a result of rigid hospital policies. Check out this blog to finish the story!
Wednesday, April 25
When You Disagree With the Hospital
This is the last in a series of articles chronicling the adventures of our 3rd daughter’s post partum stay in the hospital. Read this article to find out what to do when you disagree with nurses, and hospital staff in the medical care of you or your newborn. (This week there was also a forum discussing some of our experiences.)
Thursday, April 26
Started by a forum on how long is too long to breastfeed, I wrote this blog to focus on normal developmental behaviors that babies exhibit that DO NOT mean that he wants to wean. It’s a very common thing for mothers to wean their babies prematurely thinking that the baby is really ready. In reality, babies are not ready to wean before a year, and rarely before two years. Our society is a big culprit in early weaning.
Friday, April 27
What Child Led Weaning Looks Like
So many women claim that their babies weaned themselves earlier than a year. Yesterday we talked about what circumstances could lead moms to believe that their babies wanted to wean. Today, we talked about what child led weaning actually looks like. If you want to allow your child to decide when he is ready to wean. . .you should be prepared to breastfeed for at least 18 months if not longer.
Saturday, April 28
The buzz in the formula world this week is that manufacturers are going to start adding lepitin to formula. This is a hormone that supposedly helps your body regulate your appetite. It is reported that 60% to 75% of formula fed babies are obese adults compared to 30 % of breastfed babies. Could this be the miracle cure?