safety

Have you heard of Purple Crying?

November 7, 2011




I remember my short maternity leave with my first born. I spent it primarily dealing with breastfeeding issues and trying to stop the crying. He didn’t always cry hysterically, but sometimes he did — like in this picture. Some times of day were better than others and, unlike his sister, he did love the baby [...]

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What do you do with new knowledge?

June 13, 2010




Every day I learn new things. I learn them by talking to other people. I learn them by reading newspapers, books, blogs and journals. I learn them through experimentation and observation.  Sometimes when I learn something new, it serves to confirm my choices or my beliefs. Those moments are certainly satisfying and comforting. I did [...]

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Fox News Video on Bed Sharing

May 5, 2010




This video from Fox News that my friend Allie at No Time for Flash Cards sent me a link to is a must watch (never thought I’d say that!): There is so much I want to say about this video, yet I don’t know where to begin. So I’ll let you all start. Discuss…

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Baby smothered on airplane: Is breastfeeding to blame?

December 2, 2009




Yesterday the Associated Press issued a news report called Breast-feeding mother smothers baby on jet. I was profoundly disturbed by this article, for several reasons: First, anytime a baby dies it is a tragedy. I’m sure the mother is devastated and the wording of the article title places the blame on the mother. It could [...]

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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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Co-Sleeping Safety

January 11, 2009




As a follow-up to my post on the benefits of co-sleeping, I wanted to write a post about co-sleeping safety. I think this is important because too many people either believe that it is unsafe and therefore avoid it at all costs or they don’t think twice about safety and can end up putting their [...]

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Safe or unsafe?

November 29, 2008




I’m starting to get annoyed at Health Canada (HC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assessments that certain things are safe or unsafe for our infants or for the public at large. Both HC and the FDA say that trace amounts of melamine in infant formula is safe. The FDA contends that Bisphenol A [...]

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Faulty logic from the Ontario coroner regarding bed sharing

June 5, 2008




I don’t know what the qualifications are to become a coroner in Ontario, but I doubt there is a required course in statistics (also known as quantitative methods). If it was required, then Ontario Coroner Dr. Bert Lauwers skipped a few too many classes, is purposely trying to deceive the public, or is blinded by [...]

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