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Everything You Need To Know About Breastfeeding During The Coronavirus Pandemic Health organizations, including the WHO and the CDC, recommend avoiding crowds and maintaining a distance of a few feet to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Basically, we should stay at home as much as possible. Inside the home though, what do…

Amazing shot!

IMPRESIONANTE Instantánea captada de un bebé Cachalote en el momento que realiza su toma de leche diaria. La madre después de bajar a las profundidades para capturar los calamares de los que se alimenta sube a la superficie para atender a su "enano". El Pequeño tiene varias grandes rémoras fijadas a su cuerpo... se coloca bajo su madre y mama su ración diaria de alimento muy rico en grasas que le permitirán ganar unos cuantos kilos de peso más. Después de tanta muerte por colisión de los fast ferry de pasajeros asesinos en Canarias, es una fotografía que aboga por la esperanza. Fotografía: Mike Korostelev / Ocean of freedom. Vía Cetal Fauna/Blau Marí/BlueWar Cetáceos.

Por los océanos !!!

Update: ALL MODELS of the Fisher Price Rock-n-Play have been recalled.
https://www.kmov.com/news/fisher-price-recalls-rock-n-play-sleepers-after-multiple-infant/article_b21468c3-dc78-5bf8-9534-ac7b06c86d77.html?fbclid=IwAR0hhpTO_I61AmWwth_ucRodWYfOqFzePQcp-DtYDwosgJqchcwM-ReOiak

Fisher-Price recalls Rock 'n Play Sleepers after multiple infant deaths Fisher-Price is recalling all models of Rock 'n Play sleepers after more than 30 infant deaths, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).

I ask about this product on my consultation intake form because so many families use it, not knowing that it is associated with causing positional head flattening...now there are even more reasons to stop using it. If you put your baby in a Fisher Price Rock-n-Play, or know someone who does, make sure to read this and share!
https://www.aap.org/en-us/about-the-aap/aap-press-room/Pages/AAP-Urges-U-S-Consumer-Product-Safety-Commission-to-Recall-Fisher-Price-Rock-n-Play-Sleeper.aspx?fbclid=IwAR1XnrtgbNgNyhbH5kGIIzBlXuMxxFKnPnC5GrMBcaowOhSW-1v7th1yGt4

AAP Urges U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to Recall Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper AAP.org

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Great follow-up visit with this little cutie today! He wore his holiday hat just for me...

It's holiday season! Shopping, travel, parties, relatives...it might seem overwhelming with a young baby, but you can do it! Here are some tips to help you along: http://theleakyboob.com/2012/12/surviving-holiday-breastfeeding/

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Hundreds of thousands of booster, car seats recalled from different manufacturers The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration has posted several recalls of booster and child car seats that impacts thousands of products from different manufacturers... 

New research, published in next month’s ‘Pediatrics’ * has shown how warped our expectations of infant sleep are.

The study of almost 400 babies assessed how much they really sleep (and how their sleep impacted them & their parents). They found:

At 6 months; almost 40% were not sleeping for chunks of 6hrs and almost 60% were not sleeping for chunks of 8 hours.

At 12 months; almost 30% were not sleeping for chunks of 6hrs and almost 45% were not sleeping for chunks of 8 hours.

Considering most describe ‘sleeping through the night' as sleeping from bedtime until morning, ie 12 hours, what this study found is that only half of one year olds are sleeping through, the other half are still waking regularly at night! It's important to note this study relied on parentally reported data and we know parents under-report waking (ie: babies wake a lot more than parents think). So it's likely that the babies were actually waking a lot more than this!

What the research also found is that there was no negative effect for the babies who were waking, they were no more likely to suffer from mental or physical problems, or delays to their development, when compared to their peers who 'slept through'. ie: it is NOT better for babies to sleep through the night & night waking is not a problem for them!

They also found that mothers of babies who woke at night were no more likely to suffer from postnatal mood disorders (e.g: PND) than mothers of babies who slept through.

These last two points are key when it comes to dire warnings issued by those in favour of sleep training - we now have research showing that it is NOT better for babies to sleep through, they don't suffer in any way for it and also, it's not better for mum's emotional health either! Combine this with other research showing that after 6 months there is no difference in the sleep between babies who have been sleep trained and those who haven't (ie sleep training does NOT teach better sleep!) and you have to wonder why sleep training is still so popular?!

* link to research: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/08/peds.2017-4330

If you are on thyroid medications, please read!!
https://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm616601.htm

Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (Thyroid Tablets, USP) Due to Risk of Adulteration Westminster Pharmaceuticals, LLC is voluntarily recalling all lots, within expiry, of Levothyroxine and Liothyronine (Thyroid Tablets, USP) 15 mg, 30 mg, 60 mg, 90 mg, & 120 mg to the wholesale level. These products are being recalled as a precaution because they were manufactured using active pharm...

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I hope everyone made it through Irma safe and sound! Please note that the office phone lines are down. Best to message me here on Facebook, until further notice. Thank you!

There was time that I 1. Had long(er) hair 2. Looked very young 3. Had big dark "mother of a newborn" circles under my eyes. Those days are gone, but I am blessed to still hold babies every day...it's a gift and a privilege.

So much wisdom here!
http://pregnantchicken.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-newborns/?utm_source=babylist.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=pubexchange_facebook

What you Need to Know About Newborns | Pregnant Chicken Everything you need to know about newborns. Hint: it's pretty simple really. Tips for new parents to help dispel some of the myths that make life harder.