Feeding Issues

Parents of a 3-year-old boy in Florida are starting to panic because their son can only drink a special prescription-only formula and they believe the ingredients in the formula have changed, causing their son to suffer from severe diaherra and vomitting. Michael Gonzalez suffers from Food Protein-Induced Entercolitis Syndrome.  While the syndrome is not uncommon ... read more »

  A Texas woman who claims she was harassed last month while breast-feeding her infant at a Target store in the Houston area received a huge show of support on Wednesday. In cities across the country, breast-feeding moms gathered for public “nurse-ins” to show their solidarity with the mom who feels she was unfairly “Targeted”.  YouTube ... read more »

Appleton, Wis. parents Christopher and Mary Sultze found themselves charged with felony child neglect for allegedly intentionally keeping food from their infant daughter in an effort to keep her from becoming obese.   Each of the Sultzes was charged with one count of felony child neglect, and if they’re convicted, each could serve a year ... read more »

Thomas Beatie, the pregnant man who shot to fame after his bearded face and pregnant belly were pictured in media outlets across the country in 2007, now has three kids and appeared on the Oct. 31 episode of the syndicated television show The Doctors with his wife, Nancy, and their three children. People Magazine posted ... read more »

In a move to promote breastfeeding, hospitals across the nation are prohibiting the practice of doling out free formula samples to new moms at the end of their stay. In the past three years the trend has been on the rise, and the number of hospitals jumping on the band wagon has doubled, says a ... read more »

Spanish toymaker Berjuan has developed a controversial new doll that allows little girls to pretend to breast-feed their “Babies. ” The doll comes with a special halter top for the pretend mother to wear which has daisies on flaps that cover the child’s nipples. The flaps  come undone easily, just like the flaps on a nursing bra would. ... read more »

A CBS affiliate in Pittsburgh is reporting that a local artist/teacher is currently taking donations to fund her idea of creating a project she calls the “Milk Truck”. Jill Miller’s plan is to purchase an ice cream truck and build a giant breast on top that will be complete with a nipple that doubles as ... read more »

The Australian parenting website, ‘Raising Children Network’, is claiming that health problems created by childhood obesity are so severe, that there are real concerns the current generation of parents  will outlive their children! 1.5 million Australian children are obese, making that 20%-25% of the nations minors. The proportion of overweight or obese children in Australian is increasing at an ... read more »

Seven boys from Trabuco Hills High School have marked memorial weekend in a very unique way – they’ve consumed pancakes for 24 hours straight. The boys arrived at Denny’s at 9am on Sunday, and ordered the ‘All You Can Eat’ deal for $4. They took a range of items to keep them entertained, including laptops ... read more »

A crowd consisting of about 40 moms, a few dads and a lot of babies and toddlers gathered at a sidewalk in downtown DeKalb, Illinois in a “Nurse-in” to protest a merchant. The merchant allegedly asked a breast-feeding mother to stop feeding her daughter in his shop. The incident took place Tuesday at the No Strings Attached resale store on ... read more »

Sales of baby food have rocketed 100% after it was rumoured that hit singer Lady Gaga uses it to stay in shape. The diet was initially designed by Tracey Anderson, a personal trainer, who is accredited with keeping Gwyneth Paltrow, Madonna and Jennifer Aniston in shape. It involves eating one healthy main meal per day, ... read more »

A trial to give obese pregnant women a diabetes drug to tackle obesity rates has been branded ‘disturbing’ by weight loss organizations. One hundred obese and pregnant patients at Liverpool Women’s hospital will be treated with Metformin, which will reduce food supply to the unborn child. The drug will not help the women themselves to lose ... read more »

Children who are breastfed for at least four months develop less behavioral problems in later life. Oxford researchers carried out a study on the feeding habits of 10,037 mothers and their babies, asking the mothers to regularly assess their children for signs of anxiousness, clinginess, lying, stealing and restlessness, among other problems. The study found that only ... read more »

Abortions were legalized in India in 1971 as a way to halt population from reaching immense proportions. However, due to social pressure and the cultural acceptance of valuing boys over girls, it quickly became a way to cull female fetuses in favor of carrying a boy. In 1991 it was found that for every 1,000 ... read more »

On the bright side, it adds extra protein! Abbott Labs has issued a recall of almost 5 million cans of certain Similac brand baby formulas after an “internal quality review” detected the “remote possibility” the cans may contain beetles or beetle larvae, causing gastrointestinal discomfort and appetite loss due to GI tract irritation. The problem ... read more »