Recently, while I was out with a group of women friends, "G" got a call on her cell phone. She told the caller that she was on her way. It turns out that her grandson needed a change, and her daughter had gone to a concert with friends. Her son-in-law doesn't change diapers. When one of the other women ("M") commented, G said, "What do you want, that my daughter shouldn't go out?" M replied that this was between the couple and she should leave it to them.The most interesting part of the story is that this young couple has not only a baby, but older twins as well. How the father managed to survive newborn twins with his marriage intact while never changing a diaper, I can only imagine. … [Read more...]
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October 19, 2006 by 8 Comments
A commenter on Orthonomics, which linked to my post on frugal babies, posted this to me: . . .some of the things you suggested in your blog are known to pose a health risk to your child and family, such as co-sleeping in the same bed (lowest SIDS risk is same room /different bed), or washing cloth diapers in a household washer without appropriate temperature/soap/rinse etc. Also, it is well know that chareidi mothers choose to breastfeed at a much lower rate when they are on the government programs such as WIC, which provides free formula but not free food for nursing mothers. Let me go in reverse order here. Regarding mothers (charedi or otherwise) who don't nurse in order to get free … [Read more...]
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