I have written quite a few posts on the benefits of cosleeping and the negative effects of allowing babies to cry. James McKenna, PhD., probably the foremost researcher on the topic of mother-infant cosleeping, has written Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Co-Sleeping. In this interview … [Read more...]
Take me away to Bora Bora
February 19, 2007 by
Would you accept a free trip to Bora Bora? What if your husband's company was paying all your expenses for a ten-day trip to a luxury resort in the South Pacific? And what if you were nursing your six-month-old baby, but the resort didn't allow children? What if your husband had to go, and should … [Read more...]
Leave the Baby a Bottle of M*
February 13, 2007 by
Recently I helped the daughters of two friends breastfeed their own babies. Both these women remember their mothers happily nursing their younger siblings for an extended period of time, and I wish that more young mothers shared similar experiences. Today my friend Menucha Chwat, mother of twelve, … [Read more...]
Tipat Halav and Rugrats.
February 7, 2007 by
Today we visited Tipat Halav (lit. drop of milk), the well-baby clinic in our neighborhood. It was my five-year-old's final visit; they will soon transfer his file to the elementary school and he will get any further immunizations and checkups there (at least I hope so--the budget for school nurses … [Read more...]
"I waited and waited but they didn’t call me. . ."
February 1, 2007 by
Today I ran into an acquaintance who had recently given birth. She was waiting for her son to get off the school bus, and my kids had stopped to watch a bulldozer while walking home from gan. I wished her mazal tov and we chatted for a moment about schools. After a bit she asked whether a lot of … [Read more...]
M* Mitzva
January 26, 2007 by
The only Israeli formula company, M*, with the pseudo-scientific Latin sounding name, has been running a successful public relations campaign within the religious community in Israel for eight years now. They teamed up with a charity organization to collect used M* scoops and bags. For every four … [Read more...]
Why I made a career out of motherhood–The Early Years
December 8, 2006 by
You can find the introduction to this series here.I'll spare you the gory details of the mistakes I inflicted on my oldest through my inexperience, particularly the destruction of a particularly excellent breastfeeding relationship thanks to the ignorant advice of my pediatrician and others. Truth … [Read more...]
Why I made a career out of motherhood–Introduction
December 5, 2006 by
In this series, I want to explore issues regarding home and career from a very personal perspective. I know that all mothers work, and perhaps I work harder than many--as one friend said I don't always make things easy for myself. While challenging at times, staying at home is definitely the easier … [Read more...]
Breastfeeding Expert Dr. Jack Newman on Marketing, Heroin and More
November 23, 2006 by
Yesterday I went to hear Dr. Jack Newman at the La Leche League Conference for Breastfeeding Professionals at Tel Hashomer hospital. I have summarized some of the more interesting points below. In the context of discussing the International WHO Code of Marketing Breastmilk Substitutes (Israel is … [Read more...]
Dads and Breastfeeding: More on R. Boteach
November 4, 2006 by
A while ago I posted about R. Boteach's column on the perils of breastfeeding to a young couple's sex life. I found this excellent rebuttal by Armin Brott. Here is a sample: In researching my books, "The Expectant Father" and "The New Father: A Dad’s Guide to the First Year," I found the same … [Read more...]
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