All the responses to a recent FB post asking for advice about how to stop spit up (my 4 year old son suggested a barf bag..for my 4 month old), caused relief, panic, depression, interest, enlightenment, and plain old dejection all at the same time. As moms, do we ever really get it right? There is the totally organic, natural approach to everything, "you're not going to feed them that, are you?" crowd, the "eh, it won't kill'em, we turned out all right" crowd, and everything in between. I am pretty sure that with my beliefs, opinions, and/or practices involving religion, politics, health, and education, there is enough material there to alienate myself from almost everyone; but now I have to be worried about, among other things, arsenic in rice cereal, baby formula in general, antacids, etc.
While I'm on this topic, the other day I read an article about quarternium in health care products, especially baby shampoo. Within one second I had these two thoughts: "I have to stop using that now!! Libby could get leukemia!" and "Eh, millions of babies around the world have used that stuff, and turned out fine." Let's don't even get started on artificial colors, petroleum, parabens, sulphates, and pretty much anything ending in -ide and -ate.
I guess the bottom line is this: I can read and research, pray and ask God for wisdom, and then walk in the light He gives me. As a Christian, there is no room for panic or fear. In my budget, there is no room for extremism. He is good. It's all good.
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