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Infant formula

Infant formula — how did we get here after the natural breastfeeding process? In her book “Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession”, now in its seventh edition, leading pediatrician Dr. Ruth Lawrence calls infant formula “one of the greatest experiments in the history of mankind.” Formulas were invented, ingredients came and went, and no…

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You shouldn’t have given birth

The social, psychological, and physiological changes that accompany childbirth are often not openly discussed or oversimplified. There is a certain standard in society that the birth of a child should be a “happy event”, but this narrative does not take into account all the difficulties that accompany this process, especially when the pregnancy was not…

Burnout

What is burnout? Initially, in 1974, the term “burnout” was defined as “the extinction of motivation or incentive, especially where one’s devotion to a cause or relationship fails to produce the desired results.” After facing personally, I’d simplify it to the word “devastation”. The battery dies and you are no more able to do anything….

Pacifier

This piece explores the controversial topic of pacifier use (or “dummy,” as it’s colloquially called) in early childhood. We Don’t Use Pascifier – You dropped your pacifier. YOU DROPPED YOUR PACIFIER! – I turn around to the male voice and realize he’s talking to me.– We don’t use a pacifier, I reply.– What a fool,…

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