This comic is related to this musing:77% of US babies are breastfed!

Paper says: 77% of all U.S. babies are breastfed
hathor: “Woohoo!!”
hathor: “77%! Wow. Of course this includes all the mothers who just suckle their baby once. But STILL! 77%”
hathor: “”These findings are based on information for 434 infants…” 434?!! Huh? JUST 434? Well, THAT’S hardly conclusive.’”
hathor: “sheesh. who’s going to clean up all this confetti?!”

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at least once! woohoo?
CDC says breast-feeding rates hit new high of 77 percent in US (thanks Gerry, et al!)

and I appreciated Lori F’s take on it:

So we are up to 77% of all mothers in the US letting their baby take at least 1 suckle at their breast. Its an all time high (or at least since we started recording - somehow I think in 1700 or say 1500 that the number of babies suckled was oh I don’t know 99% or so?

These #s are from the CDC. They are:
‘The new report is based on a comprehensive federal survey involving in-person interviews as well as physical examinations. The findings are based on information for 434 infants from the years 2005 and 2006.”

434 infants out of over 4 million born into the United States! Um, does that even include 1 infant per hospital maternity ward in the US? This number is not even remotely statistically significant. And as for in-person interviews - would that include people like my MIL who told us for over a year after our son was born she had nursed before REMEMBERING she never once put her child to her breast? Does it include the women who were planning to nurse when they got home from the hospital but were using formula until they got home? Self-reporting isn’t exactly a great method to use when we have such a wonderful ability to misremember.

Hear Hear! (let’s save the celebrating…but maybe just maybe we’re on the right track ;o)

xox,
Heather

This comic is related to this musing:Study Shows Formula Feeding Makes Kids Less Smart!

hathor: “Wow. this study just flat-out states that formula-fed children are…um…how to put this politely? less…um…not as intel…”
darling super hero: “ahem, you could just say breastfed babies are ’smarter’ like the article does…”
hathor: “and let these people use formula as the standard?! NEVER! I just need a better word for ‘less smart’”
baby:”Unintelligent? insipient? incapacious?”
darling super hero: “Kids! Bring mom the thesaurus, she’s at a loss for words! and a camera to document baby’s first words!”

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Study finds Breastfed Babies are Smarter and Breastfeeding Associated With Increased Intelligence, Study Suggests and notice that formula-feeding is treated like the norm. grrrrrr. that really gets me grumpy!

Love,
Heather

this musing is related to this comic:Unintelligent!

Come to find out I’m Marianne Dashwood, and therefore must re-read Sense and Sensibility to remind myself how cool I am.

Take the Quiz here!

but first I have to finish reading the stack of birth stories (Man! everyone has me on the edge of my seat!) for my upcoming book. And with the crazy schedule around here: camping, dinner-dancing, ren faire-ing, paddleboard racing, and so on and so forth I may never get to it!

Another thing I wish I could get to, but can’t:

If you’re a fan of The Daily Groove, or if you’re wanting to become more creative in your parenting, you’ll want to join us on May 31st in L.A.! Scott Noelle will be facilitating his live workshop - The Seven Powers of Attraction Parenting. Here are the details:

When: May 31, 2008, 10:00am–1:00pm (Saturday)
Where: The Community Room building adjacent to
Holy Nativity Episcopal Church
6700 West 83rd Street
Westchester, CA 90045
(Los Angeles, near LAX)

This workshop will focus on “The Seven Powers of Attraction Parenting” as described in Scott Noelle’s new book, The Daily Groove: A Creative Parents’ Guide to the Art of Attraction Parenting.™

You will learn practical, “inside out” techniques for meeting the challenges of modern parenting, with ease and grace, using…

The Power of Acceptance
The Power of Alignment
The Power of Attunement
The Power of Attraction
The Power of Attachment
The Power of AND
The Power of Appreciation

Registration
Enrollment is limited to 50 adult participants, and pre-registration will begin Friday, May 9th. Your investment is only $45, or $75 for couples. There is no charge for children and non-participating babysitters (see below).

To make sure you get a spot, send a blank email to…

event-info-la at aweber.com
…and then check your email for a confirmation link.

BONUS! Register before Tuesday, May 20th, and get a free month of membership in Scott’s “Total Immersion” coaching program. (A $24 value! New members only.)

A Child-Honoring Event
While this workshop is intended for parents, we also want it to be a child-friendly, attachment-honoring event:

“Attached” children are welcome, but if your children are old enough to be separated from you for a few hours, we recommend you come without them. Near our meeting room there will be both indoor and outdoor spaces where children can be active without disturbing the workshop. Childcare will not be provided, so those who bring active children will need to bring their own babysitter/helper to supervise them. We recommend you also bring along healthy snacks, water, play supplies such as crayons and small toys, etc. If your child is a baby who will nurse and/or sleep on you (or next to you) for most of the time, you may not need a helper person. Please contact us if you have any questions about bringing your attached child.

http://files.enjoyparenting.com/Scott-Noelle-flyer-LA-2008.pdf

I’ll be out of town, boo hoo!

but will be waiting to hear all about it from those of you who are nearby Los Angeles!

xox,
Heather