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A Picky Addiction

 

We have an almost-emergency happening at our house. It’s my fault, really. I started it and now I’ve got to deal with the consequences. Actually, if you really want to blame someone, I suppose I could shift it onto my mother’s shoulders. It was her idea. She actually actively pursued the situation in which I find myself. It all started with “Binky Camp.”

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Iron or Leather?

 

So in keeping with our current theme: the Breastfeeding Nazi and the Liquid Poison, I thought I should make a few comments about something you may have seen in the grocery or on TV: toddler “Follow On Formula.” What is it? Who’s it for? Will my kids be getting it? Answers: A nutritious drink. Little kids over the age of 1. Highly doubtful. Should I clarify?

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Man’s Best Friend

 

I feel I must pause here in my “Breast is Best but Formula ain’t Poison” tirade to talk a little about some news that’s been making headlines. No, not about the guy up in Maine with a pea sprout in his lung (although that’s cool and all), but about the outbreak of salmonella infections that have been traced to dry pet food. Nearly everything we eat is a possible source of infection, from chicken to spinach to bean sprouts to oysters (salmonella, E. coli, E. coli, Hepatitis A, respectively). Life is dangerous that way. But you know there was some bored dude sitting in the newsroom looking for a story and “children poisoned by pet food” certainly seems like something he could get a little mileage from.

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Formula: Friend or Foe

 

On the tails of my “Gisele Rant,” I thought I’d address the issue of infant formula. Is it a miracle or is it a chemical poison? (The German word for “poison,” FYI, is “Gift.”) I have said it before and I’ll say it again; Breast is Best. Breast milk is the perfect food for immature human beings. In the same way that rabbit milk is the perfect food for baby rabbits. Mother Nature just works that way. Breast milk provides the right combination of nutrients to support a developing infant. As a baby grows, the milk changes to adapt to the baby’s needs. Bonus feature is the presence of important antibodies passed from Mom to kid to help protect an immature little immune system. Okay, so we get that I like breast milk. So why would I ever advocate the use of formula? I’ll tell you.

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Baby Blues

 

Apparently I’m not the only one who was offended by Ms. Bundchen. I can’t open a website or a newspaper without an article by another woman who found her comments about mandatory breastfeeding to be a bit insensitive. Yes, it’s all well and good to say, “breast is best.” Because it is. But women who can’t breastfeed, for whatever reason, the guilt is already there. No need to rub it in. Unfortunately, guilt is a part of parenting. Am I spending enough time with her? Should I buy the organic berries even though they look like crap? Do I have to go to the gym to burn off the cupcake I brought home for my kid but then felt too guilty to give to her so I ate it? (Okay, that is probably only me.) Doubt, guilt, uncertainty. It’s called parenting.

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