Can you believe it is Friday already? I bet many of you have weekend plans in honor of Memorial Day. How many of you will be traveling during the holiday or having a BBQ? We will definitely have a BBQ, in fact we did one just last night and plan another this Sunday. I can’t wait.

My own baby is going through the “Me” stage but not as the “it’s mine.” For example, I brought out two chairs and he claimed one, “Me” and sat in it. Another time he asked me something using “me” in reference to him. So apparently he has realized now that he is a little person and “me” is who he is. (Did that make any sense?)

As far as baby new stories go, I’m so happy to see that little Briant Rodriguez was not only found but alive and is back home with his parents and siblings. Sad news though about “Baby Angel” which was later discovered to have been murdered twice by his own mother. (shame)She suffocated him, revived him and decided no she did want him dead and did it again. Someone found the little boy buried in a playground.

So, it’s Friday and you don’t have to stay on topic you can chat about anything. Here are a few things to get you started just in case you think you have nothing to say:

-Officer Saves Baby Sea Lion:  He/she was found on the expressway and safely brought to a marine center.

-Baby used as Weapon:  An aunt uses her 2 month old nephew as a shield, tosses him at guards and runs off. Leaving him unconscious.

- Wordy Wednesday: I’ve been showing ya’ll the nest on my front porch, the birds finally flew out this week.

-  2nd baby dies from swine flu: Are you worried about it?

- 550 lb woman gives birth: I was shocked after reading most woman can’t get pregnant after a certain amount of weight. But more that the baby was only 4.4lbs.

I can’t even believe I just typed those words, but it seems a baby that is to skinny is now being put on a diet of 2000 calories. Why? Well, the baby was to thin. Apparently she was born prematurely and is still severely underweight, so much that it concerns not only her family but the doctors. They want this precious little girl to catch up to what others her age would weigh.

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The little girl only weight a little less than 17 pounds and is 16 month old, that’s a pound per month she’s been alive almost. This little baby has been through it all too, in just a few short months she had:

a brain hemorrhage, chronic lung disease, an open heart duct, life-threatening high blood pressure and an immature gut, which meant she was unable to digest milk.

She was allowed to go home with her parents at 3-and-a-half months but was still suffering from reflux, where stomach contents come back into the esophagus or mouth and make babies stop breathing.

Doesn’t that just make you sad and want to find her and give her one giant hug? I bet it does. Either way this girl is a survivor and while most kids would love to hear they get to eat the following this is actually the prescribed diet from the doctor:

special diet, eating foods like yogurt, roast duck and pork, pesto, vegetables cooked in olive oil, chocolate and milky desserts.

What do you think?

A 26-year-old mother was just charged for breastfeeding her 6-week-old baby while severely intoxicated this past February. Stacey Anvarinia, the mother, was definitely intoxicated when police arrived at her home for a domestic situation, but what they surprised them was the fact she was breastfeeding her newborn in that state of mind.

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Even the La Leche League states that you should NOT breastfeed your baby while intoxicated and that you should wait until you are sober. Currently it is unknown what her blood alcohol level was and even if she was drunk. The assistant state’s attorney, Carmel Mattison has stated this will be the first time they’ve accused any mother of breast-feeding while drunk.

A lactation consultant in Altru had this to say:

“No matter how little you drink, you are potentially exposing your baby to alcohol. You need to make that decision for yourself.” - Dee Grabanski

According to the La Leche League FAQ:

Mothers who are intoxicated should not breastfeed until they are completely sober, at which time most of the alcohol will have left the mother’s blood. Drinking to the point of intoxication, or binge drinking, by breastfeeding mothers has not been adequately studied. Since all of the risks are not understood, drinking to the point of intoxication is not advised.

By no means am I asking you to go out and try all those baby food jars you have for your child. I’m asking what brand do you buy and why? Or if you make it yourself let us know and maybe post a recipe or a link to your site with a recipe.

I never intended this but I buy Gerber and Parent’s Choice. Gerber is what I tend to buy all his baby food, I’ve always used this company so I trust it. As for his favorite I’d have to say it would be Puffs by Parent’s Choice. He just loves his banana puffs and oatmeal cereal. (oatmeal is Gerber)

What’s your favorite?

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Eat 4 Today, a one-stop healthy-eating, nutritional advice, motivational blog, has been completely re-vamped. For anyone looking for advice about what to eat, this is the site to visit.

On this blog and elsewhere, there have been a lot of helpful hints about how to make a healthy meal quickly, and even suggestions for vitamin rich recipes that are especially important for new mothers to eat to rebuild their tissues (but not the new fatty ones), restore their energy and help prevent postpartum depression. Read more

Lune is the French word for moon, the satellite that revolves around the earth, exerting its pull upon the tides and, according to the most respectable old wives, upon the female cycle, fertility, conception and birth.

In moon represents woman at her fullest: pregnant. After that, though, comes the blue moon, the postpartum period and the first phase of new motherhood. With this comes the new role of mother (or multiple times a mother) recovery, adjustment and an entirely new life. Babylune started out as a blog about this first phase of new motherhood, as an information resource for the recovery from childbirth.

And, it has become a lot more. While I still seek to fulfill my mission, this blog is just as much about the woman who writes it as it is about reproductive health. After all, motherhood is about more than just giving birth or sharing your life with children.

It’s about you. It’s about who you are, what you choose to do with your life and what you need. I think, those are all important things to write about and discuss. What about you?

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Can you believe that Babylune is two years-old today? Here is a link to the very first post.

And, to celebrate, links to the two most important posts I’ve ever written: A Long List of Discomforts and painkillers you should not take after giving birth.

Further to this issue, Chocolate Santa has something to say:

“I am now really, really stale and not worth eating at all.”

Repeat it until you believe it.

I declared my New Year’s Resolution a little early this year. I said that I want more time. More time to enjoy my family, more time to move my body, more time to do things other than work. This has meant taking stock of my life, of my relationships, and my various jobs. Obviously there are some activities that have rewards (love, pleasure, health benefits, emotional/spiritual growth, learning or even money) and others that just don’t do anything for me…or don’t do anything for me anymore. Read more