*sigh* Parenting.

[ailbhe]

A normal, health c-section is much riskier for mother and baby than a normal, healthy vaginal delivery.

Breastmilk is nutritionally superior to formula milk.

It's still not spelled "dialate".

Babies do not sleep 8 hours at a stretch at night at 3 weeks. You can't make it. It's cruel to try.

Some things are not "parental choice" issues, like feeding a newborn skim-milk from a cow because you don't want it to get too fat.

Some things really are "parental choice" issues, like which sets of mutually contradictory evidence-based advice one follows about pacifier use, cosleeping, etc.

If one child is reading quietly upstairs and the other is hiccupping contentedly in her pram, it's time to make tea and read "The Keeper of the Bees". Self-massage of sling-abused shoulders optional.

Comments

[batswing.livejournal.com]

Are people being clearly stupid?

Want us to sling mashed potato at them, or just point and giggle?

Seriously, newborns, too fat, what now? Do people have no clue? I'm not even a mother and yet i realise this to be stupid.

[alicephilippa.livejournal.com]

I've seen it with both sisters babies, one moment they look fat, a week or so later they look incredibly gangly and spider like. So, too fat? Not a chance, just storing energy for a growth spurt.

Isn't it time people got a clue?

Alice.

[tiggsybabes.livejournal.com]

Talking of slings, I was going to ask if you'd tried a coorie? Mine comes from brightsparks.com & is fabulously comfy. I used it with Holls from her being a few weeks old & still use it regularly in the hip carry. You are welcome to borrow mine as I do have 3 slings / carriers, but it will probably be too big as I have a medium. The website tells you how to measure yourself for which size is best. It's my favourite sling ever & I keep it in the buggy as I use it as a blanket when Holls naps.

[porcinea.livejournal.com]

My very favoritest Gene Stratton Porter.