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Damaged By Accidentally Breastfeeding Someone Else’s Baby? Seriously??

Jake — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 20:51:24 +0000

According to the Chicago Sun-Times, Jennifer and Scott Spiegel are suing the hospital in which Ms. Spiegel gave birth because she was accidentally brought the wrong baby to breastfeed. I haven't found a copy of the legal Complaint seeking damages in excess of $30,000 for the couple, but in every interview with the Spiegels I [...]

Not Another Blog Post About Breastfeeding and Weight Loss

Jake — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:16:28 +0000

When I was pregnant with my first son, I gave myself permission to eat as much as I wanted. On some level I decided "you're eating for two now" could reasonably be interpreted as "you're eating for twelve now." Having had a long history of binge eating and binge dieting, being pregnant gave me a [...]

Babies as Commodities: Will the Suleman Octuplets Be the Next Dionnes?

Jake — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:21:26 +0000

In a dark chapter of Canadian history, the Dionne quintuplets were a more popular tourist attraction than Niagara Falls. Back in 1934, the first known surviving quintuplets involved no reproductive technology – ethical or unethical. The Dionne girls were the product of one egg, fertilized during sexual intercourse, splitting into five embryos. What happened after [...]

Bringing Baby to Work: Maternity Leave Alternative?

admin2 — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:34:35 +0000

Most mothers either want or need to both mother their children and work for a wage. It always surprises me that some find that a controversial statement. It is pretty hard (though some try) to dispute the economic necessity of waged labor for mothers in the U.S. (where I live) today. I won't go down [...]