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Size 7 diapers?

On average a baby will be about three years old before they need size 6 diapers, and some are potty trained before that point so they never need diapers that large. Occasionally, though, you have a baby that is in a hurry to compete with their older sibling(s) and grows far beyond the average.

Unfortunate anti-baby rhetoric in unexpected places

Wellington Gray's Miscellanea is one of my favorite online comic strips, the intelligent comments to the bureaucratic idiocy we see in every day life prove to be a great relief to the humdrum.

ADHD drugs bad for health

It seems that more and more children who are given psychotropic drugs in the form of Ritalin, etc, are developing unusual health problems. Who'd have thought? Apparently an increasing number of children who take these drugs end up developing heart problems and have to go to the ER for help.

How to avoid allergies - breastfeed!

The American Academy of Pediatrics, who I alternately loathe and rejoice, have recently changed some of their guidelines for avoiding childhood allergies, again, to now say (paraphrase) "exclusively breastfeed for at least three months, nothing else seems to really make a difference." Of course BF4Dads recommends at least six months of exclusive breastfeeding, avoiding formula entirely (pump & freeze some if you need to store up for emergencies) and start off on regular food, skip that over-processed special baby food crap.

Formula food packaging may contain toxins - US Congress

The US Congress is investigating the possibility that formula food packaging may contain toxins harmful to babies, though the FDA doesn't seem concerned, nor is the International Formula Council, a public relations agency for the multi-billion dollar formula industry, who say that while there is some of this hormone used in packaging they don't think it's a problem.. we'll see...

FDA warns - no cough and cold drugs for babies/toddlers

The FDA is finally realizing that many parents, and many more pediatricians & nurses, promote the use of over-the-counter cold and cough drugs for just about any ailment children (even babies) develop, from the usual coughs, to minor temperatures, to cuts & scrapes, to simply having a difficult time sleeping - unfortunately I hear the last one way too often. So the FDA has finally gotten the cojones to warn against giving these drugs to any child under the age of 2.

Site fixed - oops :)

Ages ago, probably six months ago, I messed up installing a plugin on the blog and, due to lack of time/inclination, never actually noticed. That has been fixed. Sorry X-)

Resurrection time

I'm going to start posting here again. An experience today reminded me how much sites like this were needed in the world.

Don't obsess too much over Chinese toys

Just a quick word of advise - don't obsess too heavily over Chinese-made toys, there are far worse things to contend with right here at home.

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