zenconsulting ( Prenatal & Lactation )

zenconsulting ( Prenatal & Lactation ) http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/ PREGNANT ? BREASTFEEDING ? My Philosophy is "True beauty comes from within". and I focus on inspiring individuals who wants to change their lifestyle. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:20:06 -0000 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:31:12 -0000 zenconsulting ( Prenatal & Lactation ) http://images.zenconsulting.multiply.com/logo http://zenconsulting.multiply.com 100 100 Cup Feeding There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to introducing a cup. The type of cup is not overly important, nor what time of day it is when you introduce it, nor how hold baby is. Of course the younger a baby is, the more you have to "help", but even very young babies can learn to drink from a cup. You can start out with just a little expressed breastmilk or water (depending on baby's age) in the cup and help "guide" the cup, just allowing baby to become used to the fact that something is coming out of there. If the baby is around 4 mo, they generally show an interest in the cup, but don't have the motor skills yet to be able to handle it well. As baby grows, these motor skills will improve and baby will already be familiar with the cup, so it will only be a matter of "perfecting" it. These suggestions are for the full term, healthy breastfed baby. If you have questions about alternative methods of feeding your baby, please check with your health care provider or see an ex... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/20/Cup_Feeding Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:31:12 -0000 BreastPumping Tips BREASTPUMPING TIPS When you pump you may find it helpful to select a place that is as comfortable and relaxing for you as possible. Choose a chair that will provide good back and arm support, or use a nursing pillow.   Prop up your feet if possible, perhaps with a nursing stool or stack of books. Make sure that you are not too cold or too warm.   Get yourself something to drink and eat if you like. Soft music and a picture of your baby or an item of his clothing may help with eliciting letdown as well.   Before you start you may want to apply heat to your breasts. This can be done with a warm washcloth, heating pad, or you may even choose to take a shower or bath prior to pumping.   also work well and will mold to the breast and can wrap around the pump flange/breastshield.    As you apply the heat, massage your entire breast with your palm and fingertips. Stimulate your nipples by gently rolling or tugging on them.    It may also be helpful to ... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/78/BreastPumping_Tips Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:44:19 -0000 God is Good all the time! Hi Zeny, i am attaching jackjack's latest picture. just to give you an update, he weighs about 5 kilos now. he's still a bit underweight for his age (6months) so while i'm breastfeeding him, his pedia prescribed an infant formula medicated with additional growth boosters to help catch up. as you remember, we rushed him again to the hospital last april due to severe malnutrition and dehydration which were complications following colostomy. again, it was breastmilk that saved his life. while he was hooked up to IV, breastmilk was flowing non-stop thru a tube on his nose to help repair his damaged intestines. thanks to breastfeeding moms like jane cu and rachel lingao, there was always breastmilk. on the third day from admission, he was strong enough to nurse. a month after that, his intestines were reconnected and was on the road to recovery. thank you for all the support you have given us during this trying time. i highly encourage every mom to exclusively, if possible, ... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/19/God_is_Good_all_the_time Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:16:42 -0000 Miracle from God / God is Good all the Time ! <a href="http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/12/MIRACLE_FROM_GOD"><img style="WIDTH: 162px;HEIGHT: 166px;" height="120" alt="Thumbnail" src="http://images.zenconsulting.multiply.com/image/5/photos/12/1200x120/1/Jack2.jpg?et=oxoDm8iW%2BKsFHDxp5H9k%2BQ&nmid=86884438" width="90" border="0"></a><a href="http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/19/God_is_Good_all_the_time"><img style="WIDTH: 168px;HEIGHT: 183px;" height="120" alt="Thumbnail" src="http://images.zenconsulting.multiply.com/image/2/photos/19/1200x120/1/tn.jpg?et=EN7gtdh3MfFn77mV%2Cnzkwg&nmid=105929298" width="90" border="0"></a>   Hi Zeny, i am attaching jackjack's latest picture.  just to give you an update, he weighs about 5 kilos now.  he's still a bit underweight for his age (6months) so while i'm breastfeeding him, his pedia prescribed an infant formula medicated with additional growth boosters to help catch up.   as you remember, we rushed him again to the hospital last april due to severe malnutrition and dehydration which were complications following colostomy.  again, it was breastmilk that saved his life.  while he was hooked up to IV, breastmilk was flowing non-stop thru a tube on his nose to help repair his damaged intestines.  thanks to breastfeeding moms like jane cu and rachel lingao, there was always breastmilk.   on the third day from admission, he was strong enough to nurse.  a month after that, his intestines were reconnected and was on the road to recovery. thank you for all the support you have given us during this trying time.  ... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/77/Miracle_from_God_God_is_Good_all_the_Time_ Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:02:03 -0000 Wonderful moments in BREASTFEEDING <img style="WIDTH: 186px;HEIGHT: 270px;" height="225" alt="Featured Forum" hspace="10" src="http://www.mothering.com/images/features/breastfeeding5.jpg" width="150" align="right" vspace="10"> Wonderful moments in breastfeeding I love when DD has fallen asleep at the breast. She usually has one hand resting on top of my breast and is using it as a pillow. I love knowing that every bit of growth is due to me. I love when she lunges at my breast when she's hungry. I call it the boob dive. Kristy   looking at my daughters chubby little thighs and double chin quite confidence inspiring. My body did that. I did that as a mother.  My baby is healthy because I am feeding her the best way I know how. It gives me the confidence to handle other things as a mother as well. Luv   I thought it was simply amazing when DS turned one year.   He didn't eat really at all or drink anything. It was my breast and my body that grew him and sustained him for the first year of life. Powerful stuff! I loved the nursing sighs, the drunk nursing look, the smiles and giggles while nursing.   The hand wrapped around my nursing tank or bra.   The frantic head bob when th... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/76/Wonderful_moments_in_BREASTFEEDING Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:52:59 -0000 3 Reasons Why Babies Fuss <a name="T051202">3 REASONS WHY BABIES FUSS</a> Very simply, babies fuss for the same reasons adults fuss: they hurt either physically or emotionally, or they need something.  There is a wide spectrum of types of crying. At the quieter end is the baby who fusses to be picked up but is easily comforted and satisfied as long as he is held. At the other extreme is the baby who hurts – the inconsolably crying baby who merits the label "colicky." 1. FUSSES TO FIT While in the womb, the preborn baby fits perfectly into his environment. Perhaps there will never be another home in which he fits so harmoniously – a free-floating environment where the temperature is constant and his nutritional needs are automatically and predictably met. The womb environment is well organized. These babies miss the womb. Birth suddenly disrupts this organization. During the month following birth, baby tries to regain his sense of organization and fit into life outside the womb.  Birth and adaptation to postnatal life b... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/75/3_Reasons_Why_Babies_Fuss Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:46:24 -0000 BURPING BABY BURPING BABY Besides the pat on the back, effective burping requires two actions:  holding baby in an upright position and applying pressure on baby's tummy (parents often forget this latter step).  You seldom see a baby being burped in non-Western, breastfeeding cultures. The belief that babies need burping after feedings, or help "bringing up the wind," originated with the spread of bottle-feeding.  The faster flow of milk from bottle nipples forces babies to gulp air in between closely-spaced swallows. Breastfeeding infants have fewer problems with air in their tummies. They can control the flow of milk at the breast and so they suck with a slower rhythm that allows them to better coordinate breathing and swallowing. Also, breastfed babies tend to be fed in a more upright position and enjoy smaller, more frequent feedings – other conditions that lessen the swallowing of air.  Yet, even breastfed babies need to be burped occasionally, especially if they are fast... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/74/BURPING_BABY Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:37:36 -0000 Expressing Milk Expressing Milk Many women are under the impression that it is necessary to own or use a pump to breastfeed. This is not so. There are very few circumstances under which it is necessary to express your milk. But women are being encouraged to pump their milk and give it to baby via bottle for the most unnecessary reasons: Weddings, doctor’s appointments, shopping…why not take the baby with you?  How can babies not be welcome at weddings? Or, “so the father can feed the baby”! Partners were not meant to feed babies milk, and giving a bottle is not really helping. But they certainly can help feed the baby by helping mother with compressions, for example The purpose of breast compression is to continue the flow of milk to the baby once the baby no longer drinks (“open mouth wide—pause—then close mouth” type of suck) on his own, and thus keep him drinking milk. Breast compression simulates a letdown reflex and often stimulates a natural letdown reflex to occur. The technique may be... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/73/Expressing_Milk Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:26:10 -0000 Kangaroo Mother Care     <img height="310" alt="" src="http://www-conference.slu.se/KMCeurope08/bilder/Ylvasfoto5.jpg" width="220" align="right"> <h1>Welcome</h1> <h3>The 1st European Conference on the Kangaroo Mother Care method 6-7 October 2008 </h3> Main Topic : Why KMC in a high tech setting? Target grouped for the conference are persons involved in maternal care and child health care, perinatal, neonatal and pediatric care as well as peer counsellors - irrespective of profession. Workshop goals: To discuss obstacles to and possibilities for KMC in a high tech setting as well as settings in limited resources, and the revised WHO guidelines for KMC, currently under preparation. <img height="112" alt="KMC" src="http://www.kangaroomothercare.com/images/frontimages01.jpg" width="546" align="right" style?padding:15px?="style?padding:15px?">       Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) has been variously defined, but two essential components are skin-to-skin contact (SSC), and breastfeeding (BF). From the biological perspective, in the immediate newborn period of Homo sapiens, skin-to-skin contact represents the correct "habitat", and breastfeeding represents the "niche" or pre-programmed behaviour designed for that habitat. <a name="2"></a>RESEARCH ON SSC In the uterine habitat, oxygenat... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/72/Kangaroo_Mother_Care Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:46:03 -0000 Can you be a feminist and breastfeed? <a href="http://breastfeeding.blog.motherwear.com/2008/07/do-feminism-and.html" target="_blank">Can you be a feminist and breastfeed?</a>  I want to talk about something complicated but really interesting. I was recently reading an article on breastfeeding and feminism called "Is Breastfeeding Fair?" by Dr. Deborah McCarter-Spaulding, IBCLC.  The article outlines "the feminist problem of breastfeeding."  What's that, you ask?  McCarter-Spaulding provides a summary: "The problem arises because breastfeeding is sex-specific, and therefore challenges the feminist principle of gender-neutral childrearing.   It is an even more difficult problem than pregnancy because whereas pregnancy is necessary for childbearing, many do not consider breastfeeding to be critical to an infant's survival, at least in industrialized countries." So, to summarize, feminist theory views social expectation and roles as potentially oppressive to women.  Pregnancy is a part of parenting that obviously cannot be shared, but some argue that breastfeeding doesn't fall in the same... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/71/Can_you_be_a_feminist_and_breastfeed Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:42:49 -0000 Determination...Endurance....Success!!! <img class="photoimg" id="photoimg" height="360" src="http://images.jenn1778.multiply.com/image/6/photos/5/600x600/13/c_MG_2330picmail.jpg?et=4nCOxjXgeOUTDfZsm54R5Q&nmid=103057350" width="242"> mama papa & tim <img class="photoimg" id="photoimg" height="360" src="http://images.jenn1778.multiply.com/image/6/photos/5/600x600/12/c_MG_2302picmail.jpg?et=omFsKPuM38tJk%2BW00idpVQ&nmid=103057350" width="257"> papa, mama, caitlyn & timothy   There are many things that you as parents can do to promote the health of your family—it's not always about making trips to the doctor.   Changing habits, learning about other holistic approaches and considering alternative and complementary medicines are also wonderful ways you can nurture your family's well-being.   But on top of it is trying to do the natural thing and bond to your child as you start it right by breastfeeding your baby even its full of confusion, frustration, pains, sleepless nights....and more!   Jenn was referred to me by her sister-in-law who gave birth a few weeks ahead of her. I'm seeing them in one roof and both have one big goal.... to breastfeed their sons and each one are determine to empower one another and share every differences they encounter each time.   I am so grateful to be of help to both moms and boys! they're now 7mos and never tasted formulas.   Congrats J... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/68/Determination...Endurance....Success Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:42:56 -0000 How Much Formula do I Feed My Baby, and How Often? <a name="T031009">HOW MUCH FORMULA DO I FEED MY BABY, AND HOW OFTEN?</a> As you develop a bottle-feeding routine for you and your baby, the two of you will work out which formula is best, how much, and how often. This routine may change as your baby grows. As a general guide: Between birth and six months of age your baby will need an average of 2 to 2.5 ounces of formula per pound per day. So, if your baby weighs ten pounds, she will need 20 to 25 ounces per day. <ul itxtvisited="1"> <li itxtvisited="1">Newborns may take only an ounce or two at each feeding <li itxtvisited="1">One to two months: 3 to 4 ounces per feeding <li itxtvisited="1">Two to six months: 4 to 6 ounces per feeding <li itxtvisited="1">Six months to a year: as much as 8 ounces at a feeding </li></li></li></li></ul> Small, more frequent feedings will work better than larger ones spaced farther apart. Your baby's tummy is about the size of his fist. Take a full bottle and place it next to your baby's fist and you'll see why tiny tummies often spit the milk back up when they're given too much at one time. IS BABY GETTING TOO LITTLE OR TOO MUCH FORMULA? Signs... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/67/How_Much_Formula_do_I_Feed_My_Baby_and_How_Often Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:26:25 -0000 How Formulas are Made <a name="T031001">HOW FORMULAS ARE MADE</a> Using human milk as the nutritional standard, formula manufacturers follow a basic recipe that includes proteins, fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. They combine various ingredients so that the nutrients in artificial baby milks follow the same rough proportions as human milk. The big difference between formulas is the different sources of these elements – cow's milk, soybeans, or something else. Most formulas are cow's-milk based, meaning that the basic nutritional building blocks of proteins, fats, and carbohydrates are taken from this nutritional base.  Cow's milk contains most of the nutrients necessary for adequate infant nutrition, although not in quite the proper proportions. Soybeans are also a ready source of certain nutrients necessary for human nutrition. Formula manufacturers start with the basic nutritional elements in cow's or soy milk and add ingredients until the mixture approximates human milk as closely as possible. They a... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/66/How_Formulas_are_Made Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:03:22 -0000 Yoga Manila » Pre and Postnatal We are mothers, fathers, executives, and artists who practice yoga in a shared desire to bring ourselves to a deeper, more spiritual place in our lives. We are also seasoned instructors qualified and fully certified to teach anywhere in the world. Our mission is to spread yoga, as it has been taught for thousands as years, as far and as wide as possible, insofar as we believe it makes the world a better place. http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/links/item/4/4 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:46:16 -0000 Aqua Baby: Birth at Home in a Tub Aqua Baby: Birth at Home in a Tub By Nicole Lundrigan Issue 103, November/December 2000 Many people had questions and concerns about water birth. (Others did not want to hear a single word about it until the entire delivery was over. I must say that I appreciated the questions much more.)  One of them was, "What if the baby starts to breathe underwater?" I learned that this is extremely unlikely. Research shows that breathing is stimulated by contact with the air or exposure to an extreme change in temperature. I knew the water should be maintained at around 99o F. In part, this was to prevent my becoming overheated during labor, but it is also a temperature that comes very close to the amniotic environment. When my baby emerged, there would be no temperature shock and no exposure to air, so she would not breathe. It should be noted, however, that if a baby's head goes above water level as the mother moves during the birth, care should be taken to ensure that the head is never re-... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/65/Aqua_Baby_Birth_at_Home_in_a_Tub Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:42:47 -0000 Fussiness FUSSINESS<a name="Fussiness"></a> Young babies, both breast and formula fed, are often fussy. It is not unusual for this to happen during the late afternoon and evenings, and is usually NOT due to hunger, wet/dirty diaper, or anything that mom or dad can fix. It is usually NOT related to milk supply, although some mothers may worry about this. <blockquote> Normal infant fussiness starts at about 1-3 weeks, peaks at about 6-8 weeks and is gone by about 3-4 months. Most babies will "fuss" about 2-4 hours per day, no matter what you do. They want to be "in arms" or at the breast very frequently and fuss even though you attempt to calm them. They often seem "unsatisfied" with their feedings and even seem to reject or cry at the breast. It most commonly happens in the evening hours, and usually the baby will take their longest stretch of sleep after this fussy time. The best thing to do is offer the breast as much as the baby wants it. If she fusses at the breast try to calm her in other ways such as "dancing" with her, gen... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/64/Fussiness Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:54:14 -0000 http://www.terrababiesboutique.com Modern Cloth Diapers / Training pants / Changing Pads Swim http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/links/item/3/httpwww.terrababiesboutique.com Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:01:51 -0000 Making Combination Feeding Work MAKING COMBINATION FEEDING WORK Many mothers would like to continue breastfeeding once they return to work, but have either no time to pump or no place to pump while at work. If you would like to continue breastfeeding during the time you are at home with your baby, and cup/ bottle feed ONLY while you are at work, the following tips can help you to succeed: ~ Nurse exclusively for the first THREE weeks. This will ensure your milk supply, and help to avoid nipple confusion. ~ At three to four weeks, offer a cup/bottle of expressed breastmilk. Have Dad, Grandma, or someone other than Mom, offer the first few bottles. Once the baby is used to taking a bottle/cup, begin by offering the express milk at a time when mom would be at work, say at 10 AM. Mom should hand express or pump if she becomes uncomfortably full. She should only eliminate that ONE particular feeding, and nurse as usual at all other times. ~ Continue eliminating that one particular feeding for two to three... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/63/Making_Combination_Feeding_Work Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:48:19 -0000 Antibiotics and Breastfeeding Antibiotics and Breastfeeding SHE magazine is currently working on a feature aimed at women in their 30s-40s who have had a negative experience following a course of antibiotics to treat a bacterial infection. The article focuses on the fact that as more and more of the same antibiotics are prescribed by GPs, the more ineffective they are becoming and subsequently they do not work after someone has had one or more courses of them. Doctors have been told to stop prescribing antibiotics for colds, coughs and many chest and throat infections as their overuse is ineffective and is fuelling the spread of fatal super bugs.  Since antibiotics are commonly prescribed to treat mastitis their researcher, Sarah, is interested in speaking to any breastfeeding mothers who have had a negative experience with antibiotics whilst breastfeeding. http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/62/Antibiotics_and_Breastfeeding Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:09:08 -0000 Frustration...Commitment...Advocacy Hi Zeny, Below is my testi for you...=) I am glad and lucky to have found out about Zeny thru Chiqui's site. Being Chiqui's student, I would regularly visit her site to check any updates. When my son Akio has just been brought home from the hospital two months ago; he learned how to cup feed with my expressed milk there. He was left behind for three more days due to bacteria. I contacted Zeny and she promptly answered my message. At that time, I had difficulty directly breastfeeding my son as I thought he got used to drinking from the cup. I was so frustrated as I really wanted to start continuously increasing my milk supply and bond with my son. With just one phone conversation with Zeny, my problem was instantly solved! She asked me a series of questions about how I was doing and finally hit what I was doing wrong! I was offering the cup to my son, and because of this he was getting confused as to whether I am Mommy the one who feeds him by the cup or Mommy ... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/17/Frustration...Commitment...Advocacy Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:27:35 -0000 Breastfeeding Problems <h1 class="TitleColor" align="center">Breastfeeding Problems</h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify">Mastitisis, a common, uncomfortable, often painful condition from which many breastfeeding women suffer at some point. It usually occurs when a milk duct becomes blocked, sometimes as a result of incorrect positioning of the baby at the breast or using a breastpump too soon after birth.</h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="center"> </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify"> Current medical advice is to continue feeding the baby with the affected breast as his suction will help drain the breast. However, if you are unhappy with this or just too uncomfortable you can always try expressing from that breast and disposing or storing the collected breastmilk until you are no longer sore. </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify"> </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify">Other signs of mastitisare flu-like symptoms, a high temperature and a thumping headache. You may also notice an inflamed patch on your breast which feels hot. </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify"> </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify">Sometimes massaging the breast in a warm shower or bath helps ease the discomfort or applying hot or cold compresses can help.</h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify"> </h1> <h1 class="TitleColor" align="justify">However, if all your efforts are in vain and th... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/61/Breastfeeding_Problems Sat, 5 Jul 2008 12:34:33 -0000 Vatican pushes for more breastfeeding images the Virgin Mary <img style="WIDTH: 350px;HEIGHT: 257px;" height="394" alt="Photo" src="http://motherwear.typepad.com/./photos/uncategorized/2008/06/29/marialactans8_3.jpg" width="350"> <h2 class="date-header">July 02, 2008</h2> <h2 class="date-header"><a href="http://breastfeeding.blog.motherwear.com/2008/07/vatican-pushes.html" target="_blank">Vatican pushes for more breastfeeding images of the Virgin Mary.</a></h2> <h2 class="date-header"> </h2> <h2 class="date-header">An influential Vatican newspaper recently published an article calling for a return to images of the Virgin Mary breastfeeding the baby Jesus.</h2> <h2 class="date-header"> </h2> <h2 class="date-header">By Carol Glatz</h2> <h2 class="date-header">VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The loving, tender images of Mary breast-feeding the baby Jesus need an artistic and spiritual rehabilitation, said the Vatican newspaper, L'Osservatore Romano. A vast iconography of traditional Christian art has been "censored by the modern age" because images depicting Our Lady's naked breast for her child were deemed too "unseemly," the paper said June 19. Artists began depicting a fully clothed nursing Mary in sacred art in an attempt to make her seem less "carnal," but the depictions unfortunately also diminished her human, loving and tender side "that touches the hearts and faith of the devout," the newspaper said. The article, titled "Those Marys, Too Human, Censored by the Modern Age," was written by Christian h... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/60/Vatican_pushes_for_more_breastfeeding_images_the_Virgin_Mary Thu, 3 Jul 2008 13:45:15 -0000 Infant Mortality Infant mortality<a class="image" title="An infant" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Baby_holding_feet.jpg"><img class="thumbimage" style="WIDTH: 225px;HEIGHT: 140px;" height="120" alt="An infant" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Baby_holding_feet.jpg/180px-Baby_holding_feet.jpg" width="180" border="0"></a> Infant mortality is the death of an infant in the first year of life. Infant mortality can be subdivided into neonatal death, referring to deaths in the first 27 days of life, and post-neonatal death, referring to deaths after 28 days of life.  Major causes of infant mortality include: dehydration,infection,congenital malformation, and SIDS. This epidemiological indicator is recognized as a very important measure of the level of health care in a country because it is directly linked with the healthstatus of infants, children, and pregnant women as well as access to medical care, socioeconomic conditions, and public health practices. <h2>Care and feeding  </h2> <a class="image" title="A newborn breastfeeding." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Breastfeeding01.jpg"><img class="thumbimage" height="185" alt="A newborn breastfeeding." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Breastfeeding01.jpg/180px-Breastfeeding01.jpg" width="180" border="0"></a> <a class="internal" title="Enlarge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Breastfeeding01.jpg"></a>A newborn breastfeeding. <a class="image" title="An infant feeding from bottle shortly after birth." href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Babywithbottle.jpg"><img class="thumbimage" height="135" alt="An infant feeding from bottle shortly after birth." src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/79/Babywithbottle.jpg/180px-Babywithbottle.jpg" width="180" border="0"></a> <a class="internal" title="Enlarge" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Babywithbottle.jpg"></a>An infant feeding from bottle shortly after birth.   Infants cry as a form of basic instinctive communication. A crying infant may be trying to express a variety of feelings including hunger, discomfort, overstimulation, boredom or loneliness.    Feeding is typi... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/journal/item/59/Infant_Mortality Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:30:32 -0000 Milk Station Musings of a Breastfeeding Mom http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/links/item/2/Milk_Station Wed, 2 Jul 2008 12:56:01 -0000 Great Works ! Great Rewards ! hi zeny! sorry for the late reply.. have been busy lately since i've started working.. all is well with me and aidyn :) he turned 7 months last june 14 and is such a happy and healthy baby. thank you so much for your help! because of you, i've been able to nurse aidyn successfully and need not worry about BPAs and other chemicals which could harm my baby. i've also been able to sleep better when i started breastfeeding him directly so i am more functional now, though i still get run down in the afternoons coz he is so active! crawling and standing and rolling over everything! haha! He has such a healthy appetite too! so easy to feed with solids, much to our surprise! coz his cousin is such a picky eater, she'd just eat rice and not more than a spoonful, and she's a year and a half old!.. dahil siguro changing ang flavors ng BM, wala masyado adjustments sa taste ng solids.. Galing talaga ng breastmilk, he is advanced for his age.. he has more vocab than his cousin (purely formula fe... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/photos/album/16/Great_Works_Great_Rewards_ Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:00:40 -0000 Breastfeeding Class Join Momimor and other breastfeeding moms and find support! Give encouragement and share with other breastfeeding couples. Fathers are more than welcome to join us! Momimor (moms, milk and more) is a non profit group made up of breastfeeding couples and advocates whose passion is to help, empower, encourage, support, assist, teach, mentor other breastfeeding couples. It’s for FREE. Bring Potluck food to share for 4 to 6 people. If your dish needs plates or serving spoon, please bring. Each one please bring your own drink. We need to clean our own mess and keep the place clean after our get together. Bring: Baby Doll or Baby and socks Speaker:: Zeny C. Feliciano - Postpartum Doula / Breastfeeding Coach , Lactation Counselor-Therapist Topics: Positions / Latching / Lactation Points - For Stimulation & Inc. Milk Supply Requirement: Must pre-register / Limited up to (15couples ) Mom + Husband or Yaya Office hours: 6362721 loc. 529 (Olive) Mobile: 09209052737 YES2B101... http://zenconsulting.multiply.com/calendar/item/10013/Breastfeeding_Class Mon, 28 Apr 2008 01:27:55 -0000