We had an excellent and busy week here in the baby blog. In fact, it was so busy that I had to divide the ‘week in review’ into two pieces. We kicked off world breastfeeding week and actually, I had so many suggestions for topics that we’re going to spill into next week with breastfeeding topics. We also had some special guest blogs which are always appreciated. With that said, here’s your ’catch up’ list for the week:
July 31 RSV, Bronchiolitis and the Summer Months
A special thanks to Miriam Caldwell, who guest blogged this past week in the baby blog following her family’s recent bout with this nasty bronchial infection.
Why Being Strong Willed Is a Gift (The Rest of the Meghan Story)
Last week I started a series on dealing with strong willed toddlers. I started telling a story about my daughter Meghan who pretty much is the essence of the word strong willed. But her greatest weakness, is also her greatest strength. Read here to find out more how you can look at your toddler’s strong willed behavior as a blessing.
Why We Should Love the ‘Breastfeeding Nazis’
The housewives that started La Leche League changed the conversation of the time. They were really pioneers in a time when hardly anyone was breastfeeding and even doctors were saying that breast milk was ‘unsanitary’. Read more about how these 7 housewives, and this organization changed the way we feed babies.
What to Expect Once Your Child Has Bronchiolitis
Again, a big thanks to Miriam for continuing this informative series.
A recent study was published in the UK touting that perhaps the IVF methodology leads to babies being born who are more sickly. Read more in this blog to find out why I think the perspective is a little skewed.
The Perks of Having Higher Order Multiples?
Why is it that families with super twins get free college scholarships, donations in kind and other various ‘perks’? I am wondering how long these perks will continue as we see fertility treatments on the rise. (Correction: I mistakenly said that sextuplets would have to be a result of IVF and as a reader pointed out this is not true. Sextuplets would have to be a result of fertility treatments as the chances of conceiving sextuplets naturally are one in several billion, but not exclusively IVF.)