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Friday, 17 February 2012
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Congratulations, Mommy!
Living in the circle of mommy's world is not is absolutely far away from my reality. I was so convinced that I would have children at the 27-30 age range after having a stable career. Even if I remain single till I am old, I also have this dream of being a career women, adopting a cute daughter and traveling the world with my single friends.
I knew something was wrong when I missed my period for a month last year. The notion of women's strong 6th-sense is true, I had the feeling that I was pregnant. Because i did not have the gut to go to the clinic, I waited till a month later.
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RECALL: Johnson & Johnson Infant Tylenol
Johnson & Johnson announced today that it is recalling all 574,000 bottles of grape-flavored, liquid Infants' Tylenol from stores nationwide. Seventeen parents have complained that the newly designed bottle's protective cover doesn't work correctly. The protective cover is meant to limit how much of the medication can be drawn into the syringe.
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Thursday, 16 February 2012
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Please Present Your Lunch Bags for Inspection
I thought it was great when I heard that there were going to start being some guidelines enforced on what schools were offering our children for lunches… especially knowing that I did with my lunch money! When I was in school, most of the options were unhealthy (pizza, hamburgers, chips), but they were also the most popular. I spent my $1.25 on a soda, an ice cream sandwich, and a piece of pizza. I cringe to think of my child making choices like that when you send them off to grow and learn… so of course I was tickled to see that they wouldn’t be offering soda, would have more fresh and healthy alternatives.
Now, as I’m reading a recent article about a 4 year old whose lunch was sent home with the child unopened from the school because someone felt her lunch didn’t meet the USDA standards, I’m struck a little dumb. More Here... -
Breastfeeding After A Breast Augmentation
Most mothers have heard the phrase "breast is best". Studies show that there are essential nutrients in breast milk that can greatly aid in infant growth and development. The mother's breast milk also passes along antibodies from the mother to the baby, helping strengthen the baby's immune system. However, more mothers are choosing not to breastfeed, either by choice or due to low milk supply.
When it comes to breastfeeding, the frequency of nursing the child, hormones in the mother, proper latching on of the baby, in addition to the physical parts of the breast can all impact the ability to breastfeed properly. So how does milk production actually work? During pregnancy, hormones start to produce colostrum, the first form of milk. There are high levels of a hormone called progesterone in the woman's body at this time that inhibit milk secretion. After the baby is born, the levels of progesterone decrease dramatically, causing a mother's milk to start coming into the breast. This is the point where the process of milk production stops being caused by hormones, and starts operating on a supply and demand basis. In other words, when the baby nurses, the milk in the breast gets emptied. The empty breast will then produce more milk to fill itself again. The more often a breast is emptied, the larger the quantity of milk that will be produced.
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