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A Safe and Easy Way to Nurse Your Baby

May 8, 2007 -- When Emily Gillette of Santa Fe, N.M. was asked to leave her Delta Airlines flight on October 13, with her 22 month old daughter, she was both upset and confused. She had just begun to discreetly breastfeed the baby when she was handed a blanket by a flight attendant and told to cover up.  Emily refused and she was kicked off the flight.

Today, health researchers know that Ms. Gillette was correct in refusing to completely cover her baby while nursing and the flight attendant was wrong.  But the pattern of women wanting to be discreet and achieve some privacy while nursing, although well intentioned, may in fact be doing their babies harm.

“Have you ever noticed that nursing babies when covered with a blanket or towel emerge cherry red and covered in perspiration. In fact, when babies are nursed like this their body temperature is raised an average of 4 degrees. Tests have shown that when babies are covered during nursing their body temperatures can reach 102 degrees.” Comments noted health expert Dr. Bob Rodriguez and the author of “What’s Your Pregnant Man Thinking?”. Conclusion: nursing is hard work for babies.

Dr. Rodriguez continues, “More importantly, covering a baby while nursing lowers its immature immune system, making the infant more susceptible to viruses and disease. Another problem with a complete covering is the loss of eye contact with the mother. This eye contact and touching stimulates oxytocin, a hormone necessary for human bonding.”

Until now there hasn’t been a truly safe and convenient alternative. After working years with pregnant couples and nursing mothers, Dr. Rodriguez developed and patented the Buddy Bib. This unique design fastens around the mother’s neck providing a cover for the breast without masking a baby’s face or head. Furthermore, it doubles as a burping bib and cover-up for parents clothing while bottle feeding.

The result has been a marketing success for the product and the start of BuddyBoutique.com .  

Dr. Rodriguez speaking to a group of soon-to-be moms says, “Take the sweat out of nursing…..and protect your baby, by nursing and nourishing your baby with love.”

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