Welcome back to the Babies Online Blog! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and be the first to get breaking parenting news and take advantage of our member only giveaways. Thanks for visiting!The formula backlash continues. Starting from January, a British hospital will charge mothers of newborns [...]
Tags: birth, Breastfeeding, formula, hospital
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I was not too surprised when I read that trace amounts of melamine have been found in infant formulas in the USA. Recently, large amounts of the industrial chemical were found in Chinese infant formula products after thousands of infants became very ill after drinking the formula. Several infants actually died.
In the case [...]
Tags: Baby, cyanuric acid, FDA, formula, infant, infant formula, melamine
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According to a government report conducted by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States, around 3 out of every 4 women breastfeed their children. This is an all time high according to researchers who track this sort of thing. Some reasons for the increase include public awareness, changing perceptions [...]
Tags: bottle-feeding, breast feeding, breast milk, family, formula, friends, nursing, Opinions
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I’m sitting here at 9 o’clock at night, two days before my due date, trying to unpack some more of my baby shower gifts. I received some baby bottles that I was very if-fy about. Although they’re cute, they’re made from #7 plastic, the kind that may (or may not) contain BPA. They’re going back [...]
Tags: bottles, bowls, BPA plastics, formula, Safety, worries
Posted in: Health
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A couple of weeks ago it became sadly obvious that consuming something made in China is dangerous. Thousands of babies suffered kidney stones or worse after drinking formula tainted with melamine, an industrial chemical. Worse, it is suspected that the melamine was added intentionally in order to bolster the protein levels.
Until now, you might have [...]
Tags: Cadbury, chinese milk, Chocolate, formula, kidney stones, melamine, MMS, Oreos, Snickers
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