December 2000 Newsletter
Part 1

** A THOUGHT FOR CHRISTMAS
** TEACHING ABOUT BREASTFEEDING
** MOTHERING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
** TWELVE DAYS OF BREASTFEEDING
** FROM THE OTHER SIDE
** OFF THE LINE
** CHEMESTRY LESSON
** BREASTMILK HAS INSULIN
** FREE MAMOGRAMS

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A Thought For Christmas

Do you know what would have happened
If they had been Three Wise Women
Instead of Three Wise Men?
They would have asked directions,
Arrived on time,
Helped deliver the baby,
Cleaned the stable,
Made a casserole,
Brought practical gifts and
There would be Peace On Earth.

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TEACHING ABOUT BREASTFEEDING

For breastfeeding to become a cultural norm once more, it is important to incolude basic message about breastfeeding in the educational system. These can include:

*Breastfeeding is the normal way for babies to eat and mothers and babies have the right to breastfeed free of commercial influences.

*Breastfeeding mothers and babies should be welcomed anywhere. They have the right to breastfeed in schools, religious buildings, restaurants, public transport, at work, visiting friends, visiting a hospital or shopping.

Carrying a baby provides both security and stimulus to the baby’s developing brain.

Although mothers may need to work, babies need their mothers, especially during the first year of life.

Fathers can provide all the baby care that mothers can, with the exception of breastfeeding. Fathers can rock, talk with, change, bathe play with, put to sleep and carry a baby.

Breastfeeding helps prepare the infant for adult foods and changes to meet the needs of the growing child.

Sleeping with babies is a normal way of caring for them, not a bad habit that will encourage dependence.

The images of babies bottle-feeding and using pacifiers are images used to sell products. These products are not necessary for babies.

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Ten out of ten BABIES prefer breastmilk!!!

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THE BIRTH RUSH

Hospitals always scared me because I've seen many relatives die there. I just knew it wasn't a place to give birth. After many months of research I finally found a midwife who let me be in charge. After 21 hours and nine days over our guestimate due date, our daughter was born at home, in her bag of waters. All 8 lb., 4 oz.. of her. I raved about that birth for months and months. Many times I cried as I recalled it. I loved the power it gave me . People who are conformers thought I was crazy to love labor so much, yet I'd go through it a million times just
for that rush.
Heather Zanon

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MOTHERING WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis when I was 19, and was hospitalized four times with serious symptoms before I had my children. By the time I became pregnant I was quite healthy, with only a few residual symptoms: some double vision, weakness and numbness on my left side, and fatigue.

I felt great during my first pregnancy, and even better during my second. I had something positive to focus on instead of always seeing myself as someone with MS. And my body was doing a really good job. I was concerned about the labour; I thought I might not have the energy to get through it, so I booked a hospital birth. I was determined to give birth naturally and I did. It was a fairly short, complication-free labour.

I had a wonderful midwife who seemed to be on the same wavelength as me even though we never spoke about what I wanted. She supported me in a squatting position as I pushed Kizzy out; my legs were like jelly by then. I could hardly hold Kizzy because my arms were too weak, but everything
else was perfect.

In the first few days I was terrified the exhaustion I was suffering would cause a relapse, but everything went well. Kizzy was a keen breastfeeder from the start and still is at the age of four! Dora was born six months ago at home. It was the most amazing experience of my life, truly spiritual. I was completely in tune with my body and felt full of love and wonder at the world. There was no pain, just very strong feelings I had to concentrate hard on.

I was on my feet throughout the labour and birth. It was all over much quicker than any of us expected. Dora didn't open her eyes properly for about ten minutes. She breastfed easily, although she found my forceful letdown hard to cope with once the milk came in.

Having MS hasn't had much effect on my motherhood, except that I maybe need to rest more than most. I carried Kizzy almost continually until she was two and a half and I always carry Dora now. Breastfeeding and attachment parenting have been the key to our success as a family. My husband, Jim, is totally supportive. I am fulfilled and happy as a mother, which I never was before, and I believe that is keeping the MS at bay,
keeping me healthy.
I don't feel brave, just doing what feels right.

I used to go to La Leche League meetings when we lived in London. Now the nearest meeting now is too far to go without a car and I don't drive. I'm a bit isolated and I'm happy to email friends and encourage other moms with MS.

.Gemma Shepherd, Dunoon, Scotland
jim.jasmine@virgin.net

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Twelve Days of Breastfeeding!
~by Kelliann Mendez (breastfeeding peer counselor)

On the first day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me: colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the second day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me: two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the third day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the fourth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the fifth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
LESS ALLERGIES!. fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full Breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the sixth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
Zero constipation LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the seventh day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me: teeth and jaw development, zero constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the eighth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice,
two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the ninth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the tenth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me:
decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts And colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the eleventh day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me: bonding and loving, decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero Constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!... fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!

On the twelfth day of breastfeeding my mommy gave to me: Higher IQ, bonding and loving, decreased chance of diabetes, skin to skin comfort, reduced risk of breast cancer, teeth and jaw development, zero constipation, LESS ALLERGIES!...fewer Dr. visits, minimized jaundice, two full breasts and colostrum to increase my immunity!
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Nuts to Nuts

Peanut or nut allergy can be life-threatening, usually
By gross swelling of the larynx. Children at risk are
Those from families with other food allergies.
Breastfeeding mothers of children at risk should
Eliminate peanuts/nuts from their own diet and not
Give their at risk children such nuts until they are
At least three years old.
~British Medical journal, Pamela Ewan, 1996

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FROM THE OTHER SIDE

I had been feeling some odd physical sensations in the hospital,usually when I was breastfeeding my new born son, Ryland. I would take that time to close my eyes and rest, and several times, I felt the distinct touch of a hand resting on my shoulder or thigh or brushing the hair from my forehead. Sometimes, I would hear a voice behind me, and I would open my eyes expecting a nurse to be standing next to me, but no one was ever there. The touches were always gentle and reassuring, and I never felt any fear, so I
figured I must have been starting to dream and I didn’t mention it to anyone.

After returning home, I was sitting in our living room nursing Ryland with my eyes closed, and I felt a cat walk across my lap and down my leg. Something about the motion reminded me of our cat Ashley, who had died almost two years before. When I opened my eyes, our cat Zorro was sitting in the other room licking herself.

Later, still nursing with my eyes half closed, I saw a shadow pass between me and the light behind me and felt the presence of a man standing just behind my chair. I recognized the essence of my father, who had died more than eight years ago. It was then that I realized that
the touches I had felt in the hospital were those of my grandmother  who had died several months before at the age of 102. I had not recognized her touch because it had been so long since she had been able to stand on her own and interact in that way.

I smiled to think that all my beloved departed were coming to visit and see my new son. I believe they were able to cross over into my world while I was breastfeeding because Ryland was so recently from whatever place we go between lives, and he acted as sort of a conduit from the other side.

~Mardeen Gordon, Ben Lemond, California
from the Spring 1997 Compleat Mother

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The television show 7th Heaven (about a minister with seven kids) has a commercial add of Nestle Carnation good start for infants violating the first rule of the World Health Organization Code:
1 no advertising formula to the public.

Please tell BILLSII@aol.com (general manager Bill Sally of Fox TV) that Nestle's putrid start for babies is a revolting sponsor for their shows.

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OFF THE LINE

Worried Moms Bottlefeed
They think breastfeeding is ugly, will de-sexualize their breasts and ruin their sex lives. They think their husbands don't approve, and they made the decision to bottlefeed by the first trimester of their pregnancy.

A study of 245 new moms at Hamet Medical Centre in Erie, Pennsylvania , found women get breastfeeding information too little and too late, and to be effective, it must include their partners. Effective campaigns must win husbands over to the idea of breastfeeding, said Dr Arora, who worked on
the survey as a resident.
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BRAS CAUSE PAIN

Bra wearing contributes to painful cysts, breast pain and perhaps breast
cancer.

Dr Robert Mansell, professor of surgery at the University Hospital in Cardiff conducted a study of 100 women with Dr Simon Cawthorn, a consulting surgeon at the Frenchay Hospital in Bristol in Britain. The women were asked to chuck their bras for three months, then wear it again for three months. Bra-free, the pre-menopausal women found a 7% pain reduction. Post-menopausal women had less pain relief. The scientists believe bras suppress the lymphatic system, the vessels which flush toxic waste from the body. Bras compress the outer upper part of the breast, where most of the lymph flows. US medical anthropologist Sydney Ross Singer claims bra use increases breast cancer. The British scientists say breast cancer is two-thirds higher than 30 years ago, and bras may be one reason for the epidemic.

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29 have been accused of spousal abuse
7 arrested for fraud
19 accused for writing bad checks
117 have bankrupted at least 2 businesses
3 arrested for assault
71 cannot get a credit card
14 have been arrested on drug related charges
8 have been arrested for shoplifting
21 are current defendants in lawsuits
84 were stopped for drunk driving in 1998 alone.

They all belong to the US Congress.........

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WORLD’S LOWEST TEEN PREGNANCY RATE

Teenage pregnancy is a stubborn problem everywhere but in The Netherlands,
which has the lowest teenage pregnancy and abortion rates in the world .
Sweden, comes a close second.

Counseling is the key, combined with liberal sexual attitudes for
healthcare providers, excellent sex education, free supplies of
contraceptives, and accessible termination og pregnancy. Fear of pelvic
examination deters young women so Dutch physicians don't do them. Visits
are devoted to counseling and provision of contraceptives. Pelvic exams
are medically unnecessary.

Nonjudgmental attitudes on the part of providers, confidentiality, and
de-medicalization of the encounter are the three most important aspects to
a system that works. The Dutch approach is to make the first visit for
contraception only for counseling. No mandatory follow-up is demanded and
teenagers have easy access to services at no cost.

The Dutch have a reputation for pragmatism. This applies to their approach
to the touchy issue of adolescent sexuality and contraception. In many
societies, the approach to adolescent sexuality is schizoid: teenagers are
immersed in sexual imagery yet straight talk about sex is scarce. The
United States is an example of such a society, and its teenage pregnancy
rates, though falling, remain higher than industrialized nations. By
contrast, teenagers in Sweden have coitus earlier and more often than do
US teenagers, but with an important difference: they seldom get pregnant.
The forthright Dutch approach accepts that adolescents are sexual beings
and provides them with information and services in a non-threatening way.

When treated as adults, teenagers respond appropriately. The pelvic
examination is not only medically unnecessary before beginning hormonal
contraception but also deters some young women from adopting safe,
effective contraception. Thus, the traditional requirement of a pelvic
examination indirectly leads to unwanted pregnancies and induced
abortions. Young women deserve better.
Rik H. W. Van Lunsen, The University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands and Gloria Lemay, Vancouver

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When asked to remove the bottle logo from Boot Camp for Dad's
"Head Coach' and founder Greg Bishop refused because:
"otherwise mom has no alternative to directly breast feeding their
child each time when hungry, which is unnecessarily burdensome and can
cause her to
give up on breast feeding."

Greg Bishop
Head Coach
Boot Camp for Dads
greg@newdads.com

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CABBAGE LEAVES FOR MASTITIS

I use the outside leaves of a green cabbage, though the green grocer lady
told me she uses the inside leaves too and they work just as well. To be
honest I don't know the scientific reason they work so well. You put the
leaves in the
fridge, and apply one cold onto the red spots on your breast. This could
be quite a large area in some cases. The cabbage draws the heat out and
"cooks", then you replace it. Someone told me the acid in the cabbage
reacts. I can only say it works.
Things age going well on the nursing front. The twins are now 4 1/2 months
and still exclusively breastfeeding. When people drop hints about starting
solids, I am glad to be able to quote the World Health Organization and
UNICEF recommend exclusive breastfeeding until six months.
Fran Cumming

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MORE “OFF THE LINE”!

Top Dentist Sorry for Pushing Fluoride Dr. Hardy Limeback is head of
Preventive Dentistry, University of Toronto, President of the Canadian
Association for Dental Research, and big on apology.
"Poisoning our children was the furthest thing from my mind," he told U of
T Dentistry faculty and students and apologized for misleading them for
the past 15 years. Mounting evidence of the long-term toxic effects of
fluorosilicates dumped into drinking water reversed his stand. He called
the detrimental health effects "catastrophic".
Most fluoride additives come from the toxic byproducts of the
superphosphate fertilizer industry in Tampa, Florida. They contain
carcinogenic lead, arsenic and radium in addition to fluoride. Dr.
Limeback says fluoride has no beneficial effects and does not belong in
drinking water. Children under three should never use fluoridated
toothpaste, he says, and babies must never receive fluoridated tap water.

"Here in Toronto we've been fluoridating for 36 years. Yet Vancouver,-
which has never fluoridated, has a cavity rate lower than Toronto's.
Unfortunately, we were wrong."

Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority. The American Centers
for Disease Control continue to promote the use of fluoride in drinking
water as safe and effective.

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CHEMESTRY LESSON

And people are still wondering why immune system disorders are
rampant in our modern society?

Here is a summary of information shared by Kay Hizer via conference
call. Kay is a renowned authority on environmental hazards and
issues. Sometimes we cannot hear or read this information enough.

Summary of Information Presented by Kay Hizer

*Chemicals indoor primarily effect 3 groups because they spend more time
indoors and their immune systems are weaker:
· Infants
· Elderly
· Chronically ill
(Source: 1988 EPA, 5 year study)

*The top 12 cancer causing products in the average home include the
following:
· Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder with Talc
· Crest Tartar Control Toothpaste
· VO5 Hair Conditioner
· Clairol Nice N Easy Hair Color
· AJAX Cleanser
· Lysol Disinfectant
(Source: The National Cancer Prevention Coalition)

*Liquid Dish Soap is the leading cause of poisonings in the home

*Out of 1,435 pesticide poisonings in a one year period, over 40% were
due to exposure to disinfectants and similar cleaning products
(Source: State of California Study)

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BREASTMILK HAS INSULIN

An Israeli pediatrician at Haifa's Rambam Hospital discovered that human
mother's milk contains insulin, explaining why formula fed babies are at
risk forcontracting insulin-dependent (type I) diabetes.
Dr. Naim Shehadeh, deputy director of Pediatrics A, analyzed the breast
milk of healthy new mothers aged 25 to 30, who had no history of type I
diabetes. He found breastmilk contains important nutrients, calcium, fat,
protein, sodium, and high levels of the hormone insulin.
Insulin in mother's milk has no effect on babies' blood sugar levels, but
did effect the development of the gastrointestinal system and pancreas
whose islet cells produce insulin. The mucous membrane in the intestine
has receptors for the insulin in breastmilk.
In bottlefeeding, when the mucous membrane in the babe's intestine has no
such receptors, the infant's immune system destroys insulin-producing
cells it mistakenly recognizes as a "foreign invader."
Synthetic insulin must then be injected every day to metabolize the sugar
in the blood.

Shehadeh and his colleagues examined five kinds of formula for sale in
Israel and abroad and found none of them contains insulin.
Cow's milk has a much lower insulin level than that in human mother's milk
and all babies should be breastfed, Shehadeh added. Mothers who give their
babies formula will have a significantly higher risk of having offspring
who will develop type I diabetes, and that children at risk for it can
stave off the disease if they get prophylactic injections of insulin from
an early age.

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Disposable Diapers, Disposable Male Fertility

Disposable diapers explain the rising incidence of male infertility and
testicular cancer, say doctors at the University of Kiel in Germany.

Plastic-lined diapers cause heat to build up around the infant's testes, hampering development at a vital stage. A prolonged and continuous elevation of testicular temperature by a mean of 1-degree Celsius (2.1-degrees Fahrenheit) can affect the maturation of the infant testis,
explained the researchers.

The highest temperatures were found among the youngest babies. Testicular cancer and low sperm counts have been rising in developed countries in the past 25 years.

Archives of Disease in Childhood, 10/2000

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Huggies, Pampers or Sterility?

How vulnerable is the developing testis to the external environment? Professor I.A. Hughes of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Cambridge's Addenbrooke's Hospital says there are ill effects of using traditional plastic-backed 'disposable' diapers on baby boys. A study by
Parstch, Aukamp, and Sipple shows the plastic does not allowing breathability and cooling for babies. Temperatures inside the diaper get too high, leading to increased scrotal temperature, which could be an important contributor towards the decline in male reproductive health observed in recent years.]

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MOMS NEED MOMS

Giving women leaflets on the benefits of breastfeeding is of little value. Inviting women to participate in small discussion groups with one to one advice sessions achieved the best results, in some cases tripling the rate of breast feeding.
The British Medical Journal, Aug. 2000;321:467

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VITAMIN D FOR RICKETS

Nutritional rickets usually results from a deficiency of vitamin D. This impairs the body's ability to absorb calcium from the diet, resulting in poor bone development. We produce our own vitamin D when skin is exposed
to sunlight, but in the cold months when there is less sunlight, and our skin is covered, we need extra Vitamin D, found in sardines, cod liver oil or halibut liver oil apsules.
In North Carolina, 30 children were diagnosed with nutritional rickets in the ast 10 years. All infants were African-American and breastfed without supplemental vitamin D. Shelly Kreiter, M.D., of Wake Forest University,
said the lack of vitamin D in their diet and their heavily igmented skin, predisposed the infants to rickets.
Pediatricians frequently neglect to recommend vitamin D supplements for breastfed babies or for pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.

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THE NEW LOOK

In the Soekarno International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, the bottle feeding symbol has now been replaced with an image of a breastfeeding mother.

A bank in Brazil produced a credit card for members of the National Pediatric Society, featuring a color photograph of a breastfeeding infant.

WABA Secretariat, Penang, Malaysia

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Players, DuMaurier or Ectopic?

Women smokers are at higher risk of having an ectopic or tubal pregnancy, according to a recent study.

In women who smoked around the time of conception this risk was found to be three and a half times greater. One explanation is that chemicals in cigarettes hinder the effectiveness of cilia, which sweep the egg from the
ovary down the fallopian tube to the uterus.
~Pregnancy & Birth

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Little Johnny watched, fascinated, as his mother gently rubbed cold cream on her face.

"Why are you rubbing cold cream on you face, Mommy?" he
asked.

"To make myself beautiful," said his mother.

A few minutes later, she began removing the cream with
a tissue.

"What's the matter?" asked Little Johnny. "Giving up?"

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Wishing you all a peaceful holiday season,

Catherine Young
Jody McLaughlin
Greg Cryns

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