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URGENT CALL FOR HUMAN MILK DONATIONS FOR HAITI INFANTS

2010-01-30T06:40:00.000-08:00

URGENT CALL FOR HUMAN MILK DONATIONS FOR HAITI INFANTS

The Human Milk Banking Association of North America (HMBANA), United States Breastfeeding Committee (USBC), International Lactation Consultant Association/United States Lactation Consultant Association (ILCA/USLCA), and La Leche League International (LLLI) are jointly issuing an urgent call for human milk donations for premature infants in Haiti, as well as sick and premature infants in the United States.

This week the first shipment of human milk from mothers in the United States will be shipped to the U.S. Navy Ship “Comfort” stationed outside Haiti. “Comfort” is currently set up with a neonatal intensive care unit and medical personnel to provide urgent care to victims of the earthquake. An International Board Certified Lactation Consultant stationed at the U.S. Navy base in Bethesda, MD is assisting with providing breast pump equipment and supplies to the “Comfort.” Dr. Erika Beard-Irvine, pediatric neonatologist, is on board the “Comfort” to coordinate distribution of the milk to infants in need. HMBANA, USBC, ILCA/USLCA, and LLL are responding to requests to provide milk for both premature infants and at-risk mothers who have recently delivered babies on board the U.S.N.S. Comfort, but an urgent need exists for additional donations.

At the current time, the infrastructure to deliver human milk on land to Haiti infants has not yet been established. As soon as that infrastructure is in place, additional donations will be provided to older infants.

Mothers who are willing to donate human milk should contact their regional Mothers’ Milk Bank of HMBANA. A list of regional milk banks is available at the HMBANA website at www.hmbana.org.

Currently milk banks are already low on donor milk. New milk donations will be used for both Haiti victims as well as to replenish donor supplies to continue to serve sick and premature infants in the U.S. Donor milk provides unique protection for fragile preterm infants. Financial donations are also strongly encouraged to allow HMBANA, a nonprofit organization, to continue serving infants in need.

UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the Emergency Nutrition Network, and medical professionals all recommend that breastfeeding and human milk be used for infants in disasters or emergencies. Human milk is life-saving due to its disease prevention properties. It is safe, clean, and does not depend on water which is often unavailable or contaminated in an emergency. Relief workers, health care providers, and other volunteers are urged to provide support for breastfeeding mothers to enable them to continue breastfeeding, and to assist pregnant and postpartum women in initiating and sustaining breastfeeding.

For more information, contact HMBANA at 408-998-4550 orwww.hmbana.org. Additional information can be provided from the United States Breastfeeding Committee at 202-367-1132 (www.usbreastfeeding.org), ILCA/USLCA at 1-800-452-2478 (www.ilca.org or www.uslca.org), or La Leche League at 847-519-7730 (www.llli.org).

Need a Good Laugh, Baby Wearers?

2009-12-16T10:52:00.001-08:00

Check out this new movie coming out!

2009-12-16T10:51:00.000-08:00

This movies is called Babies and comes out in 2010. Doesn't it look awesome?

New Movie Coming In April

2009-11-18T11:07:00.000-08:00

Formula Fed America

Check out this trailer for a new documentary coming out in April.

What do you think?

2009-11-13T06:16:00.000-08:00

Here is some info on the latest information about the MacLaren Stroller Recall:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 9, 2009
Release # 10-033 Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 688-2326
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Maclaren USA Recalls to Repair Strollers Following Fingertip Amputations

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Maclaren Strollers

Units: About one million

Distributor: Maclaren USA, Inc., of South Norwalk, Conn.

Hazard: The stroller’s hinge mechanism poses a fingertip amputation and laceration hazard to the child when the consumer is unfolding/opening the stroller.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 15 reports of children placing their finger in the stroller’s hinge mechanism, resulting in 12 reports of fingertip amputations in the United States.

Description: This recall involves all Maclaren single and double umbrella strollers. The word “Maclaren” is printed on the stroller. The affected models included Volo, Triumph, Quest Sport, Quest Mod, Techno XT, TechnoXLR, Twin Triumph, Twin Techno and Easy Traveller.

Sold at: Babies“R”Us, Target and other juvenile product and mass merchandise retailers nationwide from 1999 through November 2009 for between $100 and $360.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these recalled strollers and contact Maclaren USA to receive a free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Maclaren USA toll-free at (877) 688-2326 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm’s Web site atwww.maclaren.us/recall

CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it by visitinghttps://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054. To join a CPSC e-mail subscription list, please go tohttps://www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain recall and general safety information by logging on to CPSC's Web site atwww.cpsc.gov.

2009-10-27T15:22:00.000-07:00

It's a Halloween Party and you're invited!!!

Come celebrate Halloween by joining us October 31st between the hours of 11 and 12:30! Drop in the New Mother New Baby store for some refreshments, coloring activities for kids, dancing, and a darling photo opportunity!

There's no charge! Bring the whole family! Tell your neighbors and friends! Get one more use out of that too-cute costume you're dying to show off!

Hope to see you there!

Pumpkin Baby Food Recipe

2009-10-21T06:27:00.000-07:00

Some of you may be seasoned veterans when it comes to making your own baby food. I purchased a whole stack of "do-it-yourself" baby food cookbooks with my first child, in eager anticipation for all the Organic, homemade, nutritious purees I planned on making her. HA! I had the best intentions, but then, well...life happened!

So maybe making all your baby's food isn't a realistic goal (although if it is, I salute you!), so what about seasonal baby food? Maybe you don't make all your baby food, but you could get ambitious around the holidays, including your baby in some family traditions from an early age.

They sell various squashes pureed into baby food, so that got me thinking, there must be recipes for pumpkin baby food. A little research and I'd come across this site. If you want to find other pumpkin recipes or learn about the healthy benefits of pumpkin puree, then be sure to click on the link. Otherwise, here's just the recipe from the site.

Pumpkin Puree Baby Food Recipe (6-8 months)

1 sugar pumpkin
water
cinnamon, nutmeg (optional - sprinkle into the cooking water or when you puree/mash)

Pumpkin is best when baked, although you may peel, cube and steam it. Bake a pumpkin exactly as you would bake a winter (Acorn, Butternut etc.) squash. Pumpkin is after all a squash.

1. Halve the pumpkin, de-seed

2. Place halves face down in a baking pan with approx 1-2 inches of water

3. Bake between 375-425 F for approximately 40 minutes to 1 hour Skin should be "puckery" and/or wrinkled and pumpkin should feel soft when pressed

4. Scrape out the pumpkin "meat" and then mash or puree as needed for your baby.

The website also suggests adding some apple sauce or rice cereal into the pumpkin puree. Bon Appetit!

Recipe from www.wholesomebabyfood.com.

Emotional Wellness Workshop

2009-10-19T14:29:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday Dr. Sarah Allen, a Clinical Psychologist, came and provided an Emotional Wellness Workshop for moms. It was a fantastic night filled with valuable information, recommended resources, encouragement, and tips.

Some of the evening's best moments were when we debunked a number of the "good mother" myths--turns out, we can't in fact do everything ourselves! Who knew!? So we discussed the importance of asking for help and how we can allow our partners to support us. We also talked about the things we can do to nurture ourselves with a list of self-help suggestions. Mine is already hanging on my fridge! We also touched on some of the hormonal and emotional adjustments we have to make when a new baby enters our lives, including some discussion of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum. All of the moms in attendance were at different points in their lives and child-rearing, but I think we all left having heard some great advice!

If you missed it, all of Dr. Allen's notes and handouts can be found here, on her website. They're definitely worth taking a look at! Maybe if enough people beg Gail for a second one, she'll come back again! :) If you're interested in attending one of her wellness workshops in the future, be sure to leave a comment!

Welcome!

2009-10-19T14:06:00.000-07:00

Our very first post! How exciting!

These days it seems like we spend a lot of time staring at a computer screen. It doesn't seem to matter whether we're a mom in an office, working from home, or a staying at home. It doesn't seem to matter if we have a child on the way, a brand new baby, or four kids tearing around the house. Here we are in front of the computer. Who can blame us?! From the comfort of our home or office we're socializing, shopping, surfing, studying, working, and frantically researching what to do about our child's first cold!

Hence the creation of New Mother New Baby's blog. There will be a variety of posts ranging from product spotlights, information on classes, recipes, special promotions, dicussion panels, guest bloggers, important links, and upcoming event news. Moms can comment, share links, ideas, contact information, and meet other moms in the area. (And best of all, you don't even need to change out of your pajamas to enoy.)

So thanks for stopping by, become a "follower" on the side bar, and drop in again soon!