Post by runblondie26 on Jul 30, 2014 12:08:22 GMT -5
When my grandmother passed away, my mom was cleaning her old paperwork and found a pamphlet from the hospital (circa early 50's) explaining how to make baby formula. You were supposed to boil together evaporated milk, Karo syrup, and some other stuff that I forget.
Post by bananapancakes on Jul 30, 2014 12:14:04 GMT -5
Apparently I went on a bottle strike when I was 6 months old so my doctor's advice to my mom was to put WCM diluted with water and corn syrup in my bottles so that's what she did for a few months.
My mom told me that many women fed rice cereal in bottles at a very young age to get them to STTN. She wasn't advising me to do so, just that it was very common then. But she also gasps every time I pull the belt on DS's car seat--she's like "why does it need to be so tight?" well mom, so he stays put in the case of an accident!
My grandma didn't like swaddling either, lol. She also said they used to give babies a combo of milk and karo syrup.
milk and karo syrup isn't that unusual. It is two of the main components in formula today I think they used to give OJ too, for the vitamin C. At least now it is all combined.
I have a cousin who is fairly crunchy-minded, and makes her own formula out of powdered goats' milk, molasses, powdered vitamins, and some other stuff. She doesn't like how packaged formula has HFCS.
The main thing that stumped my parents (mostly my dad) was not giving my baby water when he had hiccups. He was always recommending it lol. Every single adult (including doctors!!) back home did make a comment when they realized I was still breastfeeding my then 13 month old. Nigerians can't keep stuff to themselves lol. Thankfully I'm one so just laughed and was like yup, still doing it!
Post by browneyedgirl9 on Jul 30, 2014 13:29:41 GMT -5
We haven't received any "advise" on things, more just stories of how things use to be...bumpers in all cribs...newborns asleep on belly...rice cereal in bottle....water at an early age...ect.
I was advised by a coworker to put fruit puree in the babies bottle to get him use to food, and also to use orajel on his gums. Both of which I don't plan to do! LOL.
Post by woodenshoes on Jul 30, 2014 13:48:50 GMT -5
Maybe this is a Dutch thing (I'm an American in the Netherlands) but I have had multiple older Dutchies tell me my DS needs "a little color" and that I should have him out in the sun more often. LOL
My elderly neighbors also insisted it was a waste of money to buy a car seat. I guess they don't realize that not having him in one would be illegal?
Biking is huge here and I insist that DS has a helmet on when DH bikes him around. Everyone thinks I am a silly foreigner for making him wear one.
Post by disappointedkittens on Jul 30, 2014 13:50:51 GMT -5
They talked about enemas in our prenatal class and the teacher said they were old fashioned and referred to one of the Dr's as Dr. enema lol.
My grandma tells me regularly that when baby C wakes up at night to give him a bottle of water. The idea is that he won't like it and will stoo waking at night
They talked about enemas in our prenatal class and the teacher said they were old fashioned and referred to one of the Dr's as Dr. enema lol.
My grandma tells me regularly that when baby C wakes up at night to give him a bottle of water. The idea is that he won't like it and will stoo waking at night
So far the water in the sippy cup is my daughter's favorite thing about starting solids. That thinking would have backfired for me
milk and karo syrup isn't that unusual. It is two of the main components in formula today I think they used to give OJ too, for the vitamin C. At least now it is all combined.
I have a cousin who is fairly crunchy-minded, and makes her own formula out of powdered goats' milk, molasses, powdered vitamins, and some other stuff. She doesn't like how packaged formula has HFCS.
Post by purplecow0206 on Jul 30, 2014 14:57:54 GMT -5
Oh, and my mom freaks out that A is going to choke on her spit-up by being put on her back to sleep. I have a picture of her napping on her stomach on my mom's lap at my shower. Freaked my H out, but one nap when my mom was literally right there was not going to cause a problem.
And now, A settles herself on her stomach before going to sleep. I'm sure my mom's going to ask why I don't just put her there to begin with when we're up over Labor Day...
I have a cousin who is fairly crunchy-minded, and makes her own formula out of powdered goats' milk, molasses, powdered vitamins, and some other stuff. She doesn't like how packaged formula has HFCS.
Does all formula have HFCS?
I just looked at our can of Similac Advanced and didn't see any ingredientt that looked like HFCS, but I don't know all of the different names that it can be called (I admit that this is not something I normally pay attention to). It wouldn't surprise me if formula contained HFCS though...it's in so many things these days.
My MIL doesn't believe in car seats. She stands over me and cries when I strap my kid in. Sorry-not-sorry, grandmere.
Just....what? Actually cries? Over you making your kid as safe as possible in a moving vehicle? This one is so weird. I don't comprehend.
Actually cries. "I'm so sorry J that your mommy puts you in this torture device... I can't watch... You're going to burst his lungs!!!!!"
She's insane. I've tried to explain, shown her the data, crash test videos... She responds that he'd be perfectly safe if I "just held him and didn't crash."
Is this outdated? I know a ton of people who had one.
I would consider this outdated. They are not standard at my hospital. I don't know anyone who has had one.
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
Post by waterchurch on Jul 30, 2014 15:38:17 GMT -5
I don't think this is outdated so much as pure whackadoo, but when I was in the hospital right after DS was born my dad's wife sent me a text suggesting that I drape a blanket over the bassinet to make him sleep. Um, no. My child is not a bird and I don't want him to suffocate. But I don't like her anyway.
I just looked at our can of Similac Advanced and didn't see any ingredientt that looked like HFCS, but I don't know all of the different names that it can be called (I admit that this is not something I normally pay attention to). It wouldn't surprise me if formula contained HFCS though...it's in so many things these days.
Are you still in the UK? HFCS is banned in France. Might be banned in other countries outside the US, too...
Infant formula does not have HFCS. Some do have corn syrup/corn syrup solids, but that is not the same as HFCS. Standard, milk-based formula uses lactose as its sugar content.
I generally side eye anyone who makes their own formula in this day and age because they are scared of feeding their baby "ingredients"!!!!11!!!1!!!!
I would consider this outdated. They are not standard at my hospital. I don't know anyone who has had one.
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
I wonder if I could have gotten one if I wanted one. I wanted as little intervention as possible, so I did not want one. I almost feel like this calls for a poll
I would consider this outdated. They are not standard at my hospital. I don't know anyone who has had one.
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
I feel like we can establish that Manhattan does things weird. FIrst everyone gets genetic testing regardless of age and now everyone gets enemas It is like 1950 and 2050 all in one place!
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
I wonder if I could have gotten one if I wanted one. I wanted as little intervention as possible, so I did not want one. I almost feel like this calls for a poll
That's what I'm thinking too. I had no intervention, so I'm wondering if that's why it wasn't offered to me.
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
I feel like we can establish that Manhattan does things weird. FIrst everyone gets genetic testing regardless of age and now everyone gets enemas It is like 1950 and 2050 all in one place!
Hahaha. Truth. For what it's worth, my friends are pretty similar people and they're seeing the same "type" of doctor (aka fancyish ones that don't accept insurance). Maybe they're too posh to push... poop.
This is so interesting to me. I'm in Manhattan and all my friends have various young doctors across three hospitals, no doctor is older than 45ish. Huh.
I feel like we can establish that Manhattan does things weird. FIrst everyone gets genetic testing regardless of age and now everyone gets enemas It is like 1950 and 2050 all in one place!
The genetic testing thing is true. I have learned to stop asking about that whenever people want to go to a mall ultrasound place to find out the baby's sex, or whatever people in the "rest of America" do. But the only time enemas have come up in baby-related conversations around me are as a possible method of getting labor started and as a self-administered thing. I didn't labor at the hospital last time, so have no idea if this is a standard offering. I'll let you all know about this time...
Infant formula does not have HFCS. Some do have corn syrup/corn syrup solids, but that is not the same as HFCS. Standard, milk-based formula uses lactose as its sugar content.
I generally side eye anyone who makes their own formula in this day and age because they are scared of feeding their baby "ingredients"!!!!11!!!1!!!!
I think my cousin is also making her own formula to save money. I did kind of side-eye the "I don't want my baby to have HFCS" comment, because she eats plenty of foods with HFCS herself...but whatever. She's happy with her decision, is very well-educated, and did lots of research into this decision and picking a recipe for the formula she makes. FWIW, she EBF'd till about 8 months, and the "baby" is now 13 months old and is technically a toddler now, so we're not talking about an infant here.
anna7602, I'm still in the UK, but the formula we've been using is American formula (we buy it on the military base near us). We only use it when we need to do a bottle and don't have pumped milk in the fridge, so maybe 2-3 bottles a week. I'm not hard up about HFCS in my own diet. If we EFFed then I'd probably pay more attention to it in formula.
Post by Lucille Bluth on Jul 30, 2014 20:30:38 GMT -5
My MIL said "you can't feed your baby the stuff that comes out first" (colostrum). I kindly told her no, this is the healthiest thing you can give a new baby. She claims to have BF for 6 months or so, but she had a lot of questions and general hokkum knowledge or ideas that made me roll my eyes. I am doubting she breast fed long at all.
Since I breast feed my twins she is bewildered and thinks they should have gotten solids at 4 months. When I thought I was having supply issues told me I'd have to stop sometime anyway.
She also mentioned wanting to strap my kids into the bassinets that come with a stroller in lieu of buying car seats when we visit. Besides that being illegal I can't even fathom thinking something so ridiculous let alone suggesting it.
My grandmother mentioned crying was good for their lungs. Good thing for progress!
My MIL and most of H's family is obsessed with overdressing the baby. H does it a bit too...but I think a lot of Europeans have this fear of cool air (at least the Italians and Germans I know). We were there last January and the baby and I were sick for about 10 days, so we weren't allowed to leave the house at all because that would mean instant death. I was so desperate to get out one sunny day (it was 65 degrees) but we both still had to cover up a ridiculous amount.
My MIL also offered DH's old Moses basket for when we ride in the car. Luckily, I had anticipated this lack of car seat knowledge and insisted we bring our own.