While preparing for my baby’s arrival, I spent a lot of time on internet forums (I still do!) trying to get a sense of what kinds of problems people have and how to solve them. Something that came up a few times, often accompanied by an exclamation of how few people know about it (including […]
You should not be freezing breastmilk
If you are freezing fresh breastmilk and feeding your baby previously frozen milk everyday, you may want to reconsider why you’re doing this. Because this is what everyone else is doing? There are too many articles out there teaching you how to generate a freezer stash of breastmilk, and too few articles explaining why frozen […]
Why don’t they tell you everything in baby books?
It still frustrates me even though it’s happened so many times before now. As I have mentioned many times, I have read at least a couple of reputable books on bringing up my baby, and I thought they would be comprehensive. But no. Every few days, I find out about something that the books don’t […]
Accidental Sleep Training
I first heard about sleep training through Pamela Druckerman’s book Bringing up Bebe. I was pregnant back then, and looking for more of a story than a fact-filled book to read. In her book, I learned about sleeping the night, and other excellent things that French kids do, like be polite and eat everything. The […]
Cluster feeding, comfort feeding?
In preparing to breastfeed, I read many books that talked about cluster feeding – which is when the baby wants to feed very often for a few hours over a stretch of days prior to a growth spurt. It’s a challenging time since the baby wants to latch so often, but important because she needs […]
Buying equipment for breastfeeding
I’ve been breastfeeding for 7 weeks now, and I’ve been purchasing my breastfeeding equipment along the way. I thought I should share the list of what I have purchased, when I purchased it, and how long I’ve used it for. The reason I didn’t buy everything at once is because I wasn’t sure I was […]
Increasing milk supply: Korean seaweed soup
Although I was planning on breastfeeding, I wasn’t entirely prepared for it: I didn’t have fenugreek, mother’s tea, or lactation cookies at home. I figured I’d get them when I need them, not realizing how desperate a mother without milk would feel. (Of course, the fastest way to get milk ASAP is to have some […]
Supplementing feeds for newborns – Fed is Best
This story about a newborn dying of clusterfeeding is making its way around the internet recently, and it is garnering a lot of attention. And it should. (The CBS article is inaccurate has been corrected. Still, read the mom’s blog post for the most correct information.) I didn’t realize that there is a foundation warning […]
Stocking up on diapers: tips and considerations
When we finally went to the diaper aisle in the grocery store, we were blown away by how much diapers cost. $25for a pack? And the packs contain 100 diapers? Oh, there is a sale…how many should we buy? Will it fit the baby? What if she’s allergic to it? Buy the brand the hospital […]
Simethicone gas drops work!
Just a quick update to the gas issues our baby is having. She was miserable, trying to force out the gas, so we decided to try simethicone gas drops. These are available OTC from your favorite stores like Target and CVS. The recommended dose is usually 20mg, although the frequency of the dose might depend […]