This is from a father explaining some of the benefits of breastfeeding - man-style.
Some selfish things a dad should know about breastfeeding (uncensored)
-You're still important!
-Your partner's breasts get beautifully large and fun to play with
-It's a great excuse to rub lotion and lanolin oil all over them!
-The milk tastes pretty good
-It's really fun to squirt if she'll let ya. Even target practice :-P
-Breastfeeding can be a bonding experience for ALL of you. Not just her and the baby
-It's kinda funny sometimes, other times it's hilarious!
-You the dad get to sleep WAY more
-If you want to feel helpful, have her pump and you take over the midnight feedings (this solidifies your status as a straight up HERO btw)
-Your baby is in a MUCH better mood
-You get to see boobs ALL the time! Yay!
-Sick babies are no fun. Breastfed babies are much less likely to get sick, and if they do, they recover MUCH faster because they get the SPECIFIC immune response they need from the mother
-Yes her breasts are going to look and feel a little different when all is said and done. SO WHAT! Boobs are boobs man. Enjoy!
-Formula is REALLY expensive. Like REALLY REALLY expensive
-Babies can't always digest the animal proteins in formula which mean. . . grumpy, smelly, bloated babies with REALLY un-fun diapers
-If you opt for the soy based formula guess what. . . that stuff has got HUGE amounts of estrogen. Turning your little boy into. . .
-All in all. Breastfeeding is the GREATEST thing that can happen for a dad. It's FREE, it's FUN, and most importantly it's what's BEST for your child!
Sincerely, Talon's Daddy
Thanks Chad Emerson!
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Petroleum based products are being found to cause significant negative effects to the nervous system and immune system after prolonged exposure while using them.
Illnesses identified in the medical research include: adult and child cancers, numerous neurological disorders, immune system weakening, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, infertility, miscarriage, and child behavior disorders including learning disabilities, hyperactivity and ADD (attention deficit disorders). Petroleum based products are believed to cause these problems by a variety of routes including - impairing proper DNA (Gene) expression, weakening DNA Repair, accelerating gene loss, degeneration of the body's detoxification defenses (liver and kidneys) as well as gradual weakening of the brain's primary defense - (the Blood Brain Barrier).
The evidence is in our modern day society...with the increasing use of such products we also have a huge jump in adult and child cancers, numerous neurological disorders, immune system weakening, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, infertility, miscarriage, and child behavior disorders including learning disabilities, ADD.
Petroleum jelly is used as lip balms, make up remover, moistening cosmetic for the skin, "healing" product for both adults and babies. Anyone anywhere can use this because of its affordability and accessibility.
Many manufacturers use petrolatum because it is incredibly cheap.
Don’t be deceived by your beauty products’ tenderness. Beauty should always be gained through healthy lifestyle.
Try replacing petroleum jelly products with an organic coconut oil...
Illnesses identified in the medical research include: adult and child cancers, numerous neurological disorders, immune system weakening, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, infertility, miscarriage, and child behavior disorders including learning disabilities, hyperactivity and ADD (attention deficit disorders). Petroleum based products are believed to cause these problems by a variety of routes including - impairing proper DNA (Gene) expression, weakening DNA Repair, accelerating gene loss, degeneration of the body's detoxification defenses (liver and kidneys) as well as gradual weakening of the brain's primary defense - (the Blood Brain Barrier).
The evidence is in our modern day society...with the increasing use of such products we also have a huge jump in adult and child cancers, numerous neurological disorders, immune system weakening, autoimmune disorders, asthma, allergies, infertility, miscarriage, and child behavior disorders including learning disabilities, ADD.
Petroleum jelly is used as lip balms, make up remover, moistening cosmetic for the skin, "healing" product for both adults and babies. Anyone anywhere can use this because of its affordability and accessibility.
Many manufacturers use petrolatum because it is incredibly cheap.
Don’t be deceived by your beauty products’ tenderness. Beauty should always be gained through healthy lifestyle.
Try replacing petroleum jelly products with an organic coconut oil...
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It is all a matter of personal preference, how your baby is reacting to a particular diaper and how you feel about other factors that come into play when deciding between cloth and disposables.
When you say ‘cloth nappies’ most people instantly think of flat square terry towelling nappies that are attached with a safety pin. A lot has changed! Modern Cloth Nappies (MCN's) are very different - they don’t leak, are easy to use and are also much more attractive than disposables...
So why are disposable diapers avoided by many? Well, disposable diapers have has concerns about dyes, sodium polyacrylate (the super absorbent gel), and dioxin, which is a by-product of bleaching paper. Babies pulling disposables apart and putting pieces of plastic into their noses and mouth, choking on tab papers and linings. Abuse to the environment during the production and disposal of disposable diapers, disposables take a long long time to biodegrade, up to 500 years in some cases, so the millions of tonnes that are added to landfill each year can be avoided if modern cloth nappies are used instead...
A study conducted by Anderson Laboratories in 1999 and published in the Archives of Environmental Health, found that disposable nappies release chemicals called "volatile organic compounds", including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene. All of which have been shown to have toxic health effects, such as cancer and brain damage, with long-term or high level exposure. (Remember, a child wears a nappy containing these pretty much 24 hours a day for up to 3 years...)
There are excellent reasons to use cloth nappies, here are some of them:
Cost saving
Environmental benefits
Better performance
Comfort
Easy use
Easy care
Health benefits
When you say ‘cloth nappies’ most people instantly think of flat square terry towelling nappies that are attached with a safety pin. A lot has changed! Modern Cloth Nappies (MCN's) are very different - they don’t leak, are easy to use and are also much more attractive than disposables...
So why are disposable diapers avoided by many? Well, disposable diapers have has concerns about dyes, sodium polyacrylate (the super absorbent gel), and dioxin, which is a by-product of bleaching paper. Babies pulling disposables apart and putting pieces of plastic into their noses and mouth, choking on tab papers and linings. Abuse to the environment during the production and disposal of disposable diapers, disposables take a long long time to biodegrade, up to 500 years in some cases, so the millions of tonnes that are added to landfill each year can be avoided if modern cloth nappies are used instead...
A study conducted by Anderson Laboratories in 1999 and published in the Archives of Environmental Health, found that disposable nappies release chemicals called "volatile organic compounds", including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene. All of which have been shown to have toxic health effects, such as cancer and brain damage, with long-term or high level exposure. (Remember, a child wears a nappy containing these pretty much 24 hours a day for up to 3 years...)
There are excellent reasons to use cloth nappies, here are some of them:
Cost saving
Environmental benefits
Better performance
Comfort
Easy use
Easy care
Health benefits
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"Greenwashing" or the practice of corporations claiming their products are green when, in reality, they're not at all impressive as eco-friendly products.
Defenders of CFLs (you know the new fancy eco friendly bulbs they want us all to use!?) claim these lights are good for the environment because even though they contain toxic mercury, they use less energy than incandescent lights. And since coal-fired power plants release mercury into the atmosphere, the use of less energy means less overall mercury is being introduced to the environment. While this sounds sensible at first, it's still junk logic: How does harming the planet slightly than before deserve a "green" claim of any kind? definitely not green, and definitely not the solution to the light bolb/s situation.
Large supermarkets chains are guilty of greenwashing with their green bags, labeled Eco bags. What they don't tell you is they are actually made from non-woven polypropylene, which looks like woven cotton, but is designed to not actually break down in the environment. Polypropylene is a byproduct of oil refining, so not only is it not biodegradable, but is supported by both the depletion of fossil fuels and the creation of greenhouse gases.
Greenwashing in the ethanol biofuels industry, where gullible consumers are being told that we can simply farm out way out of an oil crisis by -- get this -- converting most of our food into fuel! Ethanol from corn is so energy inefficient that it takes almost exactly one barrel of oil from somewhere else to farm, harvest, process and produce one barrel of oil equivalent energy from corn.
It's more important now than ever to be skeptical of "green" claims by product manufacturers. Everybody's on the green bandwagon, it seems, and even products that are extremely hazardous to the environment often carry some type of green claim. Consumers need to be sharp and do their research on these corporations before blindly buying into their claims of being Earth friendly.
It really is worth reading that label...
http://www.greenoptions.com/forum/thread/121/my-list-of-fakers-and-not-fakers
Even though I don't recognize alot of the products it shows we really cant trust the label...organic or green...
I have just been reading about Bill gates and how his Foundation Funds 78 New Innovative Global Health Projects.
One of the projects is Ultrasound as a reversible male contraceptive: the ability of ultrasound to temporarily deplete testicular sperm counts for possible use as new contraceptive method for men, excuse me? If ultrasound can be used to temporarily deplete testicular sperm counts how are they safe for our unborn babies? Especially us women who had scans in the first 6 weeks of a babies life.
Are Ultrasounds contributing to spontaneous abortions? Miscarriage?
In a large randomised controlled trial from Helsinki, 9000 women were randomly divided into two groups.
The women in one group were scanned at 16-20 weeks whereas the women in the other group were not.
Comparing the results from these groups revealed 20 miscarriages in the scanned group and none in the controls...
Ultrasound has never been subjected to any rigorous trials indicating whether or not is is actually safe.
Is the fact we use such technology so frivolously enough for us to accept that is is certainly safe with no risks?
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Nano Vaccines are ultra-small particles about 1/200th the width of a human hair, combined with all or part of the disease causing microbe to trigger the body's immune system. I'm talking about aerosol vaccines...
Mass Inoculations of the Public.
Sweat-triggered vaccine delivery, nanoparticles that penetrate the skin through hair follicles and burst upon contact with human sweat to release vaccines.
What will we expect to see?
How far will this go? Will airports use air conditioners to inoculate every person who passes through?
Mass Inoculations of the Public.
Sweat-triggered vaccine delivery, nanoparticles that penetrate the skin through hair follicles and burst upon contact with human sweat to release vaccines.
What will we expect to see?
How far will this go? Will airports use air conditioners to inoculate every person who passes through?
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If breast milk had a content label it would read.
immunoglobulins IgA, IgD, IgM, IgE, IgG
Whey proteins
Casein proteins
Lactoferrin
Lysozyme
Bifidus factor
fats
vitamins A, D, E, K, C,
riboflavin
niacin
panthothenic acid
Carbohydrates
Water
How amazing is the womans body!?
IgA is a type of antibody whose main function is to fight ingested antigens. It is found in body secretions such as saliva, sweat, or tears. IgA prevents the attachment of viruses and bacteria to skin and intestinal lining surfaces. Other immunoglobulins, including IgG and IgM, in breast milk also help protect against bacterial and viral infections.
Lactoferrin inhibits the growth of iron-dependent bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. This inhibits certain organisms, such as coliforms and yeast, that require iron.
Lysozyme is an enzyme that protects the infant against E. Coli and Salmonella. It also promotes the growth of healthy intestinal flora and has anti-inflammatory functions.
Bifidus factor supports the growth of lactobacillus. Lactobacillus is a beneficial bacteria that protects the baby against harmful bacteria by creating an acidic environment where it cannot survive.
So now when you hear "breast is best" know its actually quite extraordinarily AMAZING!!!
Sources:
http://breastfeeding.about.com/od/breastfeedingbasics/g/immunoglobulins.htm
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/firstyearoflife/whatsinbreastmilk.html
