October 2009

Are people who don’t get the H1N1 vaccine idiots?

October 30, 2009




Today I read a post by@curiousdad on his blog over at the Vancouver Sun. He wrote H1N1 flu vaccine: What the skeptics aren’t telling you. In his post he outlines a case for getting the vaccine and especially for getting your kids vaccinated. His post starts out with: As the H1N1 vaccine starts to become [...]

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Nestle Answers: Canada being a signatory to the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes means nothing

October 28, 2009




This is one of a series of posts that features Nestle’s answers to my questions that came out of the Nestle Family event. To access the other questions and answers, go to follow-up questions for Nestle and click on the questions you are interested in. Answers will be posted as they are received and analyzed. [...]

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New Product Reviews and Giveaway

October 27, 2009




I just finished writing a couple of product reviews and posting a giveaway. Go check it out here: Toys from KidBean: Funny Face Game and Honeysuckle Dreams Doll Good luck!

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Nestle-Free Week: October 26 to November 1

October 25, 2009




As I continue to work on my responses to Nestle’s answers to my questions that came out of the Nestle Family blogger event, I thought I’d put in a quick reminder that this week (October 26 to November 1) is Nestle-Free Week. Even if you do not or feel you can not fully support the [...]

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All about my mom (by Julian)

October 25, 2009




If you’ve been wanting to learn more about me, this is your chance. This morning I sat down and asked Julian some questions about mothering and about his mother (that’s me!).  I saw these questions in the mumsy meme post on blue milk and she got them from Out of the mouths of… on Wallaby. [...]

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Introducing Julian and Emma

October 25, 2009




Since I started my blog, I’ve been calling my kids “our daughter” and “our son”. While I don’t want to use their real names on the blog, I wanted them to have online names to help make the descriptions of them less impersonal. They have also expressed interest in being able to post here from [...]

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Would you answer a survey about your breastfeeding experience?

October 22, 2009




I’m really pleased to see more and more organizations stepping up to provide positive messages and support for breastfeeding. I’ve been thrilled to be working with Best for Babes for a while now to try to spread their message about beating the booby traps (and can’t wait to tell you all about some exciting upcoming [...]

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Nestle Answers: Shifting Blame for Infant Deaths

October 22, 2009




This is one of a series of posts that features Nestle’s answers to my questions that came out of the Nestle Family event. To access the other questions and answers, go to follow-up questions for Nestle and click on the questions you are interested in. Answers will be posted as they are received and analyzed. [...]

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Wordless Wednesday: Butterfly Girl

October 21, 2009




Photo credit: OttMomGo from Tales of life with a girl on the go. We had so much fun checking out the butterflies with you and Reid!

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How not to have a natural birth

October 19, 2009




Would you give birth here? In other words… Because Physicians at Aspen Women’s Center care only about doing things their own way and making as much money as possible from unnecessary birth interventions, even if it poses greater risks to the welfare and health  your baby, we will not participate in a “Birth Contract”, a [...]

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