tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post7080006934197790508..comments2023-04-24T09:38:11.881-05:00Comments on Why am I still here?: Silly MommyTiny Shrinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14584375132138526435noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-25342677110628890422008-02-03T09:22:00.000-06:002008-02-03T09:22:00.000-06:00Why is it important to wean my child off the bottl...Why is it important to wean my child off the bottle?<BR/><BR/> * Children using bottles are more likely to develop tooth decay.<BR/> * Children who drink from a bottle may have improper dental development.<BR/> * Children who depend on bottle feedings may not consume enough solid foods to meet their nutrient needs.<BR/> * Children who are not weaned from the bottle may not develop appropriate feeding skills.<BR/><BR/>http://www.ucsfhealth.org/childrens/edu/bottleWeaning.htmlTiny Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584375132138526435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-37648946580898389542008-02-02T12:14:00.000-06:002008-02-02T12:14:00.000-06:00Wait, why aren't you supposed to let a kid at a ce...Wait, why aren't you supposed to let a kid at a certain age have a bottle? I know about the not falling asleep with them for tooth decay, but walking around?Sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15606922510495018342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-90397083702982668982008-01-25T00:26:00.000-06:002008-01-25T00:26:00.000-06:00you're not supposed to give newborns water? Shit, ...you're not supposed to give newborns water? Shit, I didn't know that. Maybe THAT is why no one will have sex with me. Yes, that must be it.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034568803423054935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-72306773635981122432008-01-20T14:30:00.000-06:002008-01-20T14:30:00.000-06:00It is amazing. I think I'd probably mess up any c...It is amazing. I think I'd probably mess up any child left in my care for long enough!Midwife with a Knifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04309579302399381913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-906979574172262582008-01-15T21:53:00.000-06:002008-01-15T21:53:00.000-06:00"As far as the teeth thing, yeah it really can rot..."As far as the teeth thing, yeah it really can rot out all the teeth. But that is also very dependent what's in the bottle and when the kid has it." Exactly. Taking a bottle of juice to bed and leaving it in your mouth all night is a good way to get muchos cavities. I, too, have seen kids with godawful teeth b/c of such behavior. I was more referring to a toddler drinking from a bottle in the middle of the day. Is it just that you suspect that the kid drinking from a bottle during the day is using it at night? I saw some stuff about jaw growth and tooth formation, but I've also heard that sucking your thumb is supposed to give you bad teeth. I sucked mine till I was in kindergarten and never had buckteeth or any dental problem that could be attributed to thumbsucking.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I had a mom whose baby was vomiting after feeds. Turned out baby was eating about twice as much in a feed as a baby that age can handle. Yeah, I'd probably vomit too.Tiny Shrinkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14584375132138526435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-38484497310839046422008-01-14T13:00:00.000-06:002008-01-14T13:00:00.000-06:00Having lived abroad in a culture somewhat similar ...Having lived abroad in a culture somewhat similar to [county hospital], I have a few things to add.<BR/><BR/>Culturally, that particular collective group of people tend to believe that their babies need to take about 4 ounces of formula beginning at newborn. Nevermind the fact that's about twice as much as the newborn stomach can hold. The trend just continues throught their childhood. And that is one reason, I think, why that population "tiene mucho diabetes".<BR/><BR/>As far as the teeth thing, yeah it really can rot out all the teeth. But that is also very dependent what's in the bottle and when the kid has it. Anything with lots of sugars (like milk or juice) in a bottle at bedtime is a recipe for disaster. I can't say I saw it on my two months of peds, but once again, while living abroad in a country with poor health care and dentistry, I saw lots of kids with teeth rotted out to black little nubbins. From sugar coated pacifers and nighttime bottles with non-water beverages.<BR/><BR/>And on a side note, don't you find peds rather like being a vet. You have medical mysteries on your hands with patients who just make weird noises at you.Gauderiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158372957650865004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17754833.post-86131884194254872732008-01-13T01:27:00.000-06:002008-01-13T01:27:00.000-06:00"El jugo de WIC tambien?" Priceless! You should ha...<I>"El jugo de WIC tambien?"</I> <BR/><BR/>Priceless! You should have said, "El jugo de WIC es lo mas peor!" (The WIC juice is the worst!) LOL!Enricohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08544256228237038990noreply@blogger.com