Breastfeeding is a powerful tool to calm and comfort a distressed child, and according to experts, that distress can go very deep. By breastfeeding our infants for comfort, we may be giving our children a legacy of good mental as well as emotional health. (more…)
Question: Can breastfeeding cause cavities?
Whether they breastfeed or not, some babies and toddlers seem to be easily afflicted with cavities. Unfortunately for nursing moms, some dentists claim that breastfeeding, especially at night, contributes to cavities in infants and toddlers. They recommend weaning when the baby’s teeth start to come in. Are these dentists justified in making this claim and recommendation? (more…)
Leukemia is a leading cause of cancer among children, and it is the stuff of nightmares for parents. No one wants to see a baby who’s hair has fallen out, isolated in a hospital behind a plastic bubble, and waiting to have a dangerous transplant operation. While as many as 85% of children may survive leukemia, survival rates vary wildly from one type of cancer and stage of disease to another. (more…)
Neonatal Jaundice is a common condition that more than half of all newborns get. Within the first week or 2 of life you might notice that your baby’s skin looks yellowish, and the whites of their little eyes look slightly yellowish, too. In just a couple of weeks, that should have all cleared up. (more…)
Last night my husband and I were sitting in bed together watching TV, and the HPV “Gardasil” vaccine commercial popped up, with beautiful, healthy young women chanting “I want to be one less…” One less girl to get cervical cancer they mean. It would have been moving if it had been believable to us. As it was, all we could do was shake our heads and say “disgusting”. (more…)