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Anyone read the Sunday's USA weekend magazine that came with the news over
the weekend?

They are running a segment on children's safety and listed 15 new and useful
scientific findings for caring for your infant.

#1 was: Keep baby out of your bed. They say that a new study shows it simply
isn't safe for babies to sleep in a bed: Infants are 20 times more at risk
of suffocation there in a crib. The study was published by Loyola college
and Product safety Commission and St. Louis University School of medicine.
It goes on to say that in the past 10 years, the number of infants that have
died has rose.

#2 Try to get baby's sleep on track from the beginning: Instilling good
sleep habits early has long-term benefits for baby and mom. This was a study
from Australia.

Those were the most objectionable ones. Number six on the list was consider
breastfeeding and went on to say that there are still not enough women
choosing to breastfeed. The statistics this article gave were that 75% of
babies started out breastfeeding, half would still be breastfed at 6 months
and 25% would carry on for the first full year.

I was very surprised to see that the article recommended holding your baby
while immunizations were given. They even recommended breastfeeding the baby
while the shots were given. That's no surprise to us, but it was surprising
to me only in that the article had good information on some of the things
listed, but was totally off the mark on where babies should sleep.

The rest of the suggestions were common sense ones. The only thing it did
say that they now recommend all infants 6 months and beyond receive a flu
shot.

Oh, the other one that bothered me was #14. It said to give yourself plenty
of time to get to the hospital when you are in labor. It says that if you
don't get to the hospital early enough, you may be one of the many women who
will give birth in a car this year. P
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

Sue wrote:


Those were the most objectionable ones. Number six on the list was consider
breastfeeding and went on to say that there are still not enough women
choosing to breastfeed. The statistics this article gave were that 75% of
babies started out breastfeeding, half would still be breastfed at 6 months
and 25% would carry on for the first full year.


I didn't realize the stats were that high for 6 months and a year. Was
this just the U.S.?

Clisby

Clisby wrote in message
I didn't realize the stats were that high for 6 months and a year. Was
this just the U.S.?

Clisby

It didn't say specifically, but I assumed that it was.

--
Sue (mom to three girls)
I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

I was very surprised to see that the article recommended holding your baby
while immunizations were given. They even recommended breastfeeding the baby
while the shots were given. That's no surprise to us, but it was surprising
to me only in that the article had good information on some of the things
listed, but was totally off the mark on where babies should sleep.

statistically it is more likely your baby will suffocate in your bed,
those of you that co sleep I hope do so safely, I choose not to co sleep,
hopefully I do that safely.

Oh, the other one that bothered me was #14. It said to give yourself plenty
of time to get to the hospital when you are in labor. It says that if you
don't get to the hospital early enough, you may be one of the many women who
will give birth in a car this year. P

LOL, you go if you know you need to!

Clisby wrote in message
I didn't realize the stats were that high for 6 months and a year. Was
this just the U.S.?

It didn't say specifically, but I assumed that it was.

I've fairly sure it is lower than that in the UK, I think it's less than
25% for 6 months.

I saw this in our local Sunday paper as well.

I find it odd that they say so strongly don't co-sleep, but then the
breastfeeding one is worded a little less forcefully..."Consider
breastfeeding" I know, its not a really big deal, but I think it takes some
strength out of the statement by adding the word consider.

And, the one about leave plenty of time to get to the hospital. I was
laughing at that one with my husband. The "study" they quoted said that 1
in 300 women give birth while being transported. And the "study" was
commissioned by JiffyLube, iirc. (For those not in the US, JiffyLube is a
quickie oil change shop) And they had said that the 1 in 300 was "many"
when they said that many woman give birth while being transported. That
seems like 1/3 of 1%, or rather pretty small to me.

And, personally, I think I'd rather give birth on the way instead of being
at the hospital too early...but I guess that's just my preference.

Suellen

"Sue" wrote in message
...
Anyone read the Sunday's USA weekend magazine that came with the news over
the weekend?

I did. I tried to post about it last night but it never came through. My
favorite was (#11?) which said to stop smoking because babies exposed to
smoke in utero were more agitated and needed to be held more. What a good
reason :-)

--
Rhiannon
Mom to M. Girl (28 months) and O. Boy (6 1/2 months)

Sue wrote:


Those were the most objectionable ones. Number six on the list was consider
breastfeeding and went on to say that there are still not enough women
choosing to breastfeed. The statistics this article gave were that 75% of
babies started out breastfeeding, half would still be breastfed at 6 months
and 25% would carry on for the first full year.


I didn't realize the stats were that high for 6 months and a year. Was
this just the U.S.?

Clisby


Yeah, that sounds like the numbers that were recently published in the latest
Ross survey, which is just USA. One of those good news/bad news things -- the
BF rate is continuing to increase, but it's still lower than it should be.

Holly
Mom to Camden, almost 3
EDD #2 6/8/04

I find it odd that they say so strongly don't co-sleep, but then the
breastfeeding one is worded a little less forcefully..."Consider
breastfeeding" I know, its not a really big deal, but I think it takes some
strength out of the statement by adding the word consider.

That has *always* bothered me. You find it everywhere. Absolutely everywhere.
You'll see a list of pregnancy/baby health tips that goes something like: "If
you smoke, stop. Don't eat unpasteurized cheese." And similar unconditional
behavioral dicta. Then, "Consider breastfeeding, if you can." Give me a
break. I guess the formula companies have more influence these days than the
tobacco companies.

Holly
Mom to Camden, almost 3
EDD #2 6/8/04

Sue wrote and I snipped:

The statistics this article gave were that 75% of
babies started out breastfeeding, half would still be breastfed at 6 months
and 25% would carry on for the first full year.

Uh, those were the national (U.S.) goals. The survey results they
quoted were that nearly two-thirds of the children had been breast-fed
at some point. At 6 months, less than one-third were still being
breast-fed; at 1 year, just over 10% were.

-Patty, mom to Corinne (5.75y) and Nathan (3.5y)
and stepmom to Victoria (13.5y)