tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post2112670061669952296..comments2024-03-16T14:18:11.330-04:00Comments on peaceful parenting: The Virgin GutUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-86297265881845373542015-06-07T09:14:35.033-04:002015-06-07T09:14:35.033-04:00Nursing your baby now, on cue (whenever she wishes...Nursing your baby now, on cue (whenever she wishes to nurse - for food, drink, comfort, security) will far outweigh anything else that was done. Sounds like you are doing an amazing job without as much support as mothers deserve. She is lucky to have you. <br /><br />If you are on Facebook, you're welcome to join the Breastfeeding group: www.Facebook.com/groups/Breastfed :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-89825094211366218932015-06-07T03:42:32.841-04:002015-06-07T03:42:32.841-04:00I brought my daughter for a check up when she was ...I brought my daughter for a check up when she was 4 days old. The baby had lost about 11% of her weight and nurse pediatrician was telling us to give her formula as she might develop jaundice. I cried and I refused to give her formula, however my fiancé who believe in "modern medicine" agreed with the nurse. I was very devastated, she was given formula about4 oz total. <br />This is Arie Gozalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18333845435076592250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-5469069806887745382013-11-17T00:57:03.126-05:002013-11-17T00:57:03.126-05:00Sadly most babies who make it out of the hospital ...Sadly most babies who make it out of the hospital with their virgin got lose it at their two month appointment.<br /><br />Thankfully that is not my youngest, her gut is 100 percent virgin at 3 and a half months!MelissaSBentleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06731711522543604691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-82725443597446436092012-09-07T16:10:42.697-04:002012-09-07T16:10:42.697-04:00I don't get it either, Anonymous Feb 21 2012. ...I don't get it either, Anonymous Feb 21 2012. Do they charge the insurance companies per bottle of formula? Or the use of the nursery? I don't understand why they take babies away from their mothers at all. <br />When my daughter was born by c-section, she was placed straight on my chest with the cord still attached to the placenta. We had delayed clamping. My daughter left my chest twiceKaz Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13499577534301874217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-36620190184541254662012-02-21T04:00:41.423-05:002012-02-21T04:00:41.423-05:00I have to say coming from NZ where we are encourag...I have to say coming from NZ where we are encouraged by hospital midwives as well as posters all over the maternity wards to breastfeed (I'm not saying 100% of the mothers do nor am I saying that all do exclusively or for longer than 6 months... but) that I find it appalling that anyone would be able to feed or administer something to your child without your consent, in fact I find it unusualAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-83728946206449209182012-01-16T21:08:20.919-05:002012-01-16T21:08:20.919-05:00Thanks clara!Thanks clara!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-57494281546551360222011-03-12T16:44:24.566-05:002011-03-12T16:44:24.566-05:00My daughter was never taken from my room but she d...My daughter was never taken from my room but she didn't have any "issues" like my son did. I was very clear on wanting to stay with him at all times and the hospital (well the nurses) failed. If I could go back I would have just walked over with them as they took him over there. Or made them wait to take him until they got me a wheel chair since it wasn't anything emergent.katstanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982428132208612641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-6019068684259625612011-03-12T07:20:21.403-05:002011-03-12T07:20:21.403-05:00It's really sad when you think about it. It ma...It's really sad when you think about it. It makes my heart break hearing about these stories and they're from women who actually feel that it's right protecting thier babies from such things. Imagine what it would be like to be a baby with negligent parents. Already life is such a struggle at such a tender age. Not one baby deserves it.MamaKoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132262100097736064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-51636883555040822122011-03-12T01:47:30.080-05:002011-03-12T01:47:30.080-05:00MamaKoo, it's becoming less common. But hospi...MamaKoo, it's becoming less common. But hospitals have large nurseries that are largely unused. But I have met several parents that tell me to have the baby taken to the nursery over night and get some sleep... I never even let mine sleep in the bassinet. I read that the American hospitals still have the nurseries available because it has to do with funding and space. Dumb... really Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-19782649165936295982011-03-11T18:06:40.912-05:002011-03-11T18:06:40.912-05:00I don't understand why babies are taken away f...I don't understand why babies are taken away from their mothers. When my baby had to have the general tests done, I asked for them to be done in my room or I went with them. Other than that, my baby slept in my room in her bassinet. Is in normal in America for babies to be taken to a nursery even if they're perfectly healthy?MamaKoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132262100097736064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-34756398667522854442011-03-11T17:08:56.329-05:002011-03-11T17:08:56.329-05:00The virgin gut can be invaded but brought back to ...The virgin gut can be invaded but brought back to virginal state in 2 weeks. If a baby has one bottle of formula & has no more & 2 weeks goes by..the gut is completely clean again. We are built to heal ourselves quickly & all of the coating of proper bacteria can be redone. I appreciate what the author is saying, I have always thought the same thing, but the latest research shows in 2clarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765926746058915959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-16486370258147243862011-03-11T15:58:56.314-05:002011-03-11T15:58:56.314-05:00Kelley - I didn't think that was true (in gene...Kelley - I didn't think that was true (in general, your situation may have been unique), that a premie needs more calories than his Mom's milk provides. I pumped for my daughter who was born at 35 weeks. When she passed away I donated my milk to a milk bank, and they made an exception to their minimum donation requirement because it was "premie milk". I read that milk from a Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14735841001661940455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-66973687587705603742011-03-11T15:57:55.579-05:002011-03-11T15:57:55.579-05:00My baby was taken to the nursery due to being hypo...My baby was taken to the nursery due to being hypoglycemic, temp instability and tachypnea (rapid breathing). I was very set on him being EBF with no supplementation. I told them that I wanted to go with him but because I lost a lot of blood after he was born they'd have to find a wheel chair. 20 minutes later they still hadn't come to get me and so I walked over there. Much to my dismay katstanfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15982428132208612641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-43552059490691415862011-03-04T13:55:27.753-05:002011-03-04T13:55:27.753-05:00Just want to put this out there...if you birth in ...Just want to put this out there...if you birth in a hospital, you can insist on your baby never being out of your sight. You wouldn't let the pediatrician take them in the back and do stuff to them without you there, so why let hospital staff do that? We are the only voice and advocate our newborns have. It's our responsibility to stay with them. Hospital staff can't do anything krisbrookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11933305562253552787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-79587635284076814622011-03-04T13:54:54.153-05:002011-03-04T13:54:54.153-05:00Is there anything that can be done to 'fix'...Is there anything that can be done to 'fix' a non-virgin gut if the baby has to go on antibiotics? I don't want to give him anything I don't have to give him but it can't be good to have all those good bacteria killed off.Elizabethnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-90724948758600351432010-12-17T01:36:16.973-05:002010-12-17T01:36:16.973-05:00I'm always interested in virgin gut, because m...I'm always interested in virgin gut, because my son was born at 28 weeks due to pre-e. He never received a bottle of straight formula, but human milk fortifier/formula were mixed in with his breastmilk to give him necessary extra calories (at two pounds, he needed them!). At two, he's very healthy with no allergy problems that we know of, and I hope that we stay that way, although I Kelleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-31288294920916391712010-11-12T21:42:19.089-05:002010-11-12T21:42:19.089-05:00My son, Wyatt, was born at 38 weeks after an induc...My son, Wyatt, was born at 38 weeks after an induced labor due to pre-eclampsia. After 34 hours of labor and a ton of mag sulfate I was exhausted and out of it. They took him to the nursery to do his check and assured me he would be back in an hour. I did not get him back for 13 hours. They observed him and gave him broad spectrum antibiotics due to his O2 levels dipping and my long labor. Laura Beth RNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-56100454825706539372010-11-12T17:33:01.034-05:002010-11-12T17:33:01.034-05:00I was really annoyed after I had my son (my second...I was really annoyed after I had my son (my second child) because he was perfectly healthy after a natural delivery, and yet he was taken away from me for 3 hours after I delivered, AND when they brought him to me (finally!) they had given him formula because "he was so big (9 lbs)" and they were worried that he wouldn't get enough from me. That really made me mad. I was so shocked Vickienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-33942058235249583632010-11-04T14:31:08.831-04:002010-11-04T14:31:08.831-04:00In my personal opinion, I believe it is for everyt...In my personal opinion, I believe it is for everything. <br />I think it is best for the mother to take the supplements and probiotics herself so that the baby gets them from her milkHendrixMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06119557178470908700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-22317058718051863802010-10-25T15:39:34.388-04:002010-10-25T15:39:34.388-04:00I have the same question as Debi... does this only...I have the same question as Debi... does this only apply to formula? My 2 month old received oral vitamin K and has received probiotics. What about the oral vitamins, gripe water, and nystatin that our older daughter got as a baby?<br /><br />And Debi, we have gas issues here, but from what I've heard, Mylicon is basically worthless. Our ped suggested gripe water, chamomile tea, or Chrissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05773088704491072968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-90265602449101722902010-10-25T14:32:06.142-04:002010-10-25T14:32:06.142-04:00So does this apply only to formula? Or is the app...So does this apply only to formula? Or is the apple juice that my son'd ped prescribed for constipation (which wasn't even that, but infrequent bowel movements) detrimental to him also? What about the Milicon (sp?) gas drops I give him about once a day? Should he be ingesting NOTHING but breast-milk, and if so, how can I deal with persistent gas that won't go away even with changesDebinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-28290239479081792872010-10-25T13:49:11.553-04:002010-10-25T13:49:11.553-04:00So interesting! My last four babies have all had ...So interesting! My last four babies have all had virgin guts until they started solids. My littlest one is 8 months old and his gut is still virginal! I love the validation that we're doing the right thing by avoiding formula and solids. :)rachel...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09513121601886576274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-70164962686840825442010-10-23T22:03:16.238-04:002010-10-23T22:03:16.238-04:00My infant son is EBF, but I sometimes wonder if he...My infant son is EBF, but I sometimes wonder if he was given formula without my knowledge when we were in the hospital. The pediatrician who looked at him that day (not our usual one)told me that he was a biter. I already knew that because he always bit down on my nipple when he first latched on. I wish I had asked her how she knew that. I don't know if she saw him biting the nipple of a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31180029.post-66876034153731295802010-10-23T09:31:13.982-04:002010-10-23T09:31:13.982-04:00when Adriana was born at 35 weeks gest. I had a gr...when Adriana was born at 35 weeks gest. I had a great labor & delivery nurse she & my ob made sure since she was stable 8 & 9 apgar that she stayed skin to skin for an hour learning to nurse & bonding with me. Its covenants policy any baby under 36 weeks transin the NICU. The nicu nurse was not happy & pushed formula to keep her out of the nicu after trans she kept saying Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02134974520854240848noreply@blogger.com