10 kids ingested windshield wiper fluid at a daycare in Little Rock, AR. The kids, aged 2-7, each had about one ounce of the fluid. One child had a high blood level of methanol, which can cause blindness. Mmm. Delicious florescent drinks. This is what happens when electric … [Read more...]
The Medicalization of My Natural Birth
Today my baby boy turns 1. Of course, as his mama, I cannot believe he's a year old. I still remember the gallons of Ben & Jerry's that Daddy and I went through, the sciatica, the feet poking from the side of my belly, the worries of his pregnancy. I've heard before that … [Read more...]
Formula is Voldemort, or That-Which-Must-Not-Be-Named
Ahh. I see researchers have a new F-word: formula. An Australian National University study criticized researchers for taking a "Voldemort" approach to naming formula in their studies of infants. Said Dr. Julia Smith: We looked at the findings of nearly 80 authoritative studies, … [Read more...]
NY: Suffolk County Bans BPA
In the first law of its kind in the States, the Suffolk County Legislature voted Tuesday to ban polycarbonate baby bottles. BPA would have to be removed from sippys and bottles intended for children under 3, or those products would have to be removed from store shelves. Says … [Read more...]
Ohio Woman Ticketed for Breastfeeding While Driving
I'm all for breastfeeding, yo. Even in public. Really, wherever a baby needs to eat, she should. However, being pro-breastfeeding seems to me to be a matter of good sense. Then some woman comes along and loses her senses, and it makes you wonder. A man in Kettering, OH … [Read more...]
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