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SUGARY MILKSHAKES: NOW RECOMMENDED BY PAEDIATRICIANS

16 May

Eggs, cucumber, orange and apple. Take that, PediaSure!

It sounds completely ludicrous when I put it that way, doesn’t it? But it’s true: apparently you can help your picky little eater get all the nutrition he or she needs with paediatrician-recommended milkshakes.

With Canadian and U.S. breastfeeding rates reaching their highest levels on record, and government mandates imposing limits on formula manufacturers’ marketing capabilities (e.g. hospitals no longer providing routine formula samples to new moms), formula companies have begun to branch out to new markets. I had to laugh when I was pregnant, and noticed that Similac is now promoting a “formula” for pregnant and lactating women, Similac Mom. But what I definitely don’t find amusing in the slightest is the emerging trend towards (more…)

HOW TO SURVIVE A STOMACH BUG… PALEO STYLE

7 Feb

Oliver started daycare last Thursday. One of my first thoughts upon entering the centre and seeing 11 other little vectors sharing toys and a single change table was, “Oliver is going to get sick. A lot.” At almost six months old, Oliver’s immune system is far from mature — and everything he touches goes into his mouth. He is still breastfed, of course, but breastfeeding has its limitations, especially when a baby is exposed to a pathogen to which his mother has not been exposed.

The daycare had a notice posted declaring that their recent gastrointestinal outbreak was officially over — that is to say, there had been no new infections within the preceding 48 hours. Apparently they failed to take into account (more…)

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