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There are 3 messages totalling 103 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Overfeeding in bf babies;
2. Good Book
3. Initials do not a professional make.
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 21:07:04 -0700
From: Arly Helm <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Overfeeding in bf babies;
>This
>baby has rolls and rolls and looks like the Pillsbury Dough Boy!
"Pillsbury Dough Boy" is a descriptive term adopted by nutritionists to
describe a child who is iron-deficient and is overconsuming milk as a
result/cause. The children tend to be overfat and pale. Iron-deficiency
does change eating habits (think of pica, which often occurs to pregnant
women, and creates in them a strong desire to eat non-food items such as
laundry starch, clay, ice, and freezer frost--this desire/behavior can be
decreased or eliminated with iron supplements). Frank iron-deficiency in
children is linked to restless or irritable behavior, learning
difficulties, and deficits in intelligence.
At this age, the baby could be iron-deficient, despite a good supply of a
source of well-available iron. Just a thought. Of course, there are many
other possibilities, one of which you've described, involving substitution
of feeding for other calming or interesting activities. Another
possibility is that the child is fine...
Arly Helm [log in to unmask]
(MS, Nutrition & Food Sciences, CLE, IBCLC; LC for IHC)
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 22:45:35 +0500
From: Sulman Family <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Good Book
Speaking of good books, (see Kathleen's comments on "The Giver" by Loius
Lowry), I recently read Marni Jackson's "The Mother Zone." (c. 1992) I got
the name from a recommendation in "Milk, Money and Madness" by Naomi
Baumschlag and Dia Michels, another fine book. "The Mother Zone" struck me
as a very perceptive view of many aspects of being a working wife and
mother, trying to balance all the conflicting pulls on time and emotions.
The author, who lives in Toronto, Canada with her husband and son, goes
from following her boy friend and his rock band around, through her strong
desire to have a child, pregnancy, nursing, stages of a child's growth,
parenting a child with asthma, searching for child care, good times and
bad. She tells her story with pathos and wit, and it really rings true.
Anne Altshuler, RN, MS, IBCLC and LLL Leader in Madison, WI
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Date: Sun, 31 Mar 1996 22:56:46 -0600
From: Tanya Marie Phillips <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Initials do not a professional make.
Hello New Friends,
I really hope this post doesn't ruffle any tail feathers, because that is
not my intent. I am proud to know there are women out there who care as
much about the people they serve in the community as you do. It's not
the initials behind your name that will get you the respect and
recognition you deserve, though. Money??? Perhaps. A raise or
promotion? Perhaps. The honor and heartfelt respect you ache for? Not
as often as one might tend to believe. We may have been taught "When in
Rome, do as the Romans do." So we believe that in order to be credible
to Drs., Hospitals, Politicians, etc., we have to dress like they do and
jump through their hoops and get some fancy degrees and letters that say
we should be believed and credible. It is my opinion that to say how we
should be treated is to openly admit that somewhere deep down inside of
us, we might really be the ones who don't believe in us and doubt our own
credibility. For centuries women have been honored among people for
providing a vital service to her community through Midwifery, Medicine,
Mothering, and I'm sure Breastfeeding support. It was a skill passed
down from generation to generation. They were "wise" and it was a fact
of life and they didn't ask to be recognized, they didn't need to, it was
the "norm". Now we have had all of this "Education & Technology" come
through with all the wonderful advances and cures and treatments, (many
of which absolutely take more formal schooling). But does this mean that
good old first hand experience now need be discounted? Of course not! I
am very pro education, I believe learning keeps us alive. But it is
through experience that we become wise and how we build intuition. And,
by the way, I believe the same is true for Men and Children, I don't mean
to get sexist with this. I think it is when we recognize ourselves, in
smaller groups and with one another, and believe in ourselves, deep
inside where no one can take it away from you, that we will shine so
bright that we can't be "put down" by another for lack of formal
education. These professions are to serve, from our hearts and souls,
it's not the money as much as "knowing we are making a difference". When
we shine within, we shine without. Only then when we all support each
other and stand together will we stop demanding recognition and take our
rightfully respected place of honor in our communities. Stop accepting
the little scraps we get thrown our way. Doing it "their way" has got
this country in debt, our communities in debt, medical lawsuits galore, a
lacking health care system, the price of services and medicines sky
rocketing, higher rates of C-Section, more ear infections and sick kids.
When do we see that doing it the way we are doing it is getting us what
we are getting and STOP! Together we can have voting power and make
policy changes, devided we keep trying to jump through hoops that somehow
keep getting a little higher. Just like in the movie Braveheart, we
cannot fight among ourselves and gain our FREEDOM. We were born to it,
just live it. You have seen it in others, try it for yourself. I really
do love you guys. Sorry I got so long winded.
Love and keep doing your best,
Tanya
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