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You can see the darkened crust in the background slices. All the char you can handle.
Best advice I can give you is to knit the dough after making it. If mixing by hand make sure that you let the dough rest in between mixing the dough. The end result should be a smooth looking dough. After you mix for 1-3 min, let the dough rest, mix 1-3 minutes, let the dough rest then you should be able to fold the dough up until the dough has a nice structure. If I ferment the dough over 3 days I will usually knit the dough again and let it rest and store.
Philip, 1800 watts is a hair dryer. As I said before, stay away from countertops. We've had a few handy members successfully hack their countertops to produce great pizzas, but it's not without significant money and time. For NY style, a home oven with steel plate or a blackstone are monumentally easier and less expensive.
Great advise. I have not kneaded the dough after a 24 or 72 hour ferment in the refrigerator, that could be my tearing problems.Is that common practice?
a home oven with steel plate, 1/2". Will do.So you preheat, bake, then move up to top and broil?
Great advise. I have not kneaded the dough after a 24 or 72 hour ferment in the refrigerator, that could be my tearing problems.Is that common practice?Also, resting I do, I mix, let rest 20 minutes.thanks!
If a dough has fermented too long and has lost too much of it's structure- way too long, like more than 3 days past when you were expecting to use it, then a re-ball and/or a stretch and fold can help bring it back to life, but kneading a fully fermented dough is neither common practice nor is it recommended.
You broil as the pizza is being baked on the pre-heated plate. In order for the broiler to be effective, the plate has to be on a higher shelf- about 6" from the broiler.My recipe covers a lot of this:http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,20732.msg206639.html#msg206639If you follow this closely, I sincerely don't think you'll be complaining about flavor.
Actually, Chau, that level of color on the rim is what I believe the BS likes to do (especially with larger pies), and that's what I'm trying avoid, even on NH pies.Philip, I use and recommend 1/2" steel plate.
Chau, if you reduce the flame that much will the middle of the pizza still bake quickly enough?I wouldn't want you to suffer through subpar pizza but my NY (and NH) rims have considerably less color than that.
I have gotten my BS over 1000F, no problem. But that is too hot to bake NP pizza. And even for NY style, I would recommend a BS over a home oven. Faster preheat times 10m vs an hour. More energy efficient. It won't heat up your kitchen. Faster recovery times between pizzas. Less wear and tear on your home oven. I have had to repair my home oven from too much pizza and bread making. The only time I can see the BS being at a disadvantage is in poor weather. But if you have a garage that should be fine.
No.Err... maybe A pre-refrigeration rest gives it some time to ferment a bit. It doesn't really add anything to the process except giving you something you have to worry about after the hour's over. Also, fermentation generates heat, so the dough, if left to sit out, will take longer to cool in the fridge, which will, from a fermentation standpoint, take the dough much further. You can account for this by using less yeast at the start, reducing the time in the fridge or possibility reducing the warm up time, but it's way easier just to make the dough, ball it, and put it straight in the fridge.Btw, I've seen some bakers add salt after kneading a bit, but I've never seen salt added after a rest. And high quantities of oil can benefit from later assimilation, but not NY quantities. Trust me on this, Philip. Combine all the dry ingredients except for the yeast. Add the IDY to the water, add the oil. Dry into wet, mix/knead, ball, refrigerate. If you want to get into preferments or rests, that's fine, but I'd master the basics first.
Philip, fermentation is about being just right, not too little, not too much. When I say 'further,' it's not 'better'. In fermentation terms, more is not better.When you think about fermentation, consider Goldilocks. You don't want too much or too little, just the right amount. When you leave the dough at room temp for an hour before refrigeration, unless you take other steps to account for that extra time at room temp, you risk overfermenting the dough.You are a yeast farmer. Heat- yeast grows faster. Cold- yeast grows slower. Greater quantity of yeast in the formula- yeast grows faster. Lesser quantity- yeast grows slower. Time- yeast growth. Your job is to control all these variables so the yeast has grown enough to produce between a 2x and 3x increase in volume by the time you stretch the skin. While there are other factors that govern fermentation rates, these are the big ones. It's critical that you maintain an awareness of all these factors so that the dough is ready when you need it. The best way to master these concepts is to make dough and write all your temps/times down, over and over again.
Great explanations Scot. Like I posted before, there are many ways to skin this cat. There are lots of interprerations of what pizza is and should be. Scot is the goto guy for traditonal NY pie. I make a great crust but I tend to use more unconventional approaches and techniques. There is nothing wrong with bulk fermentation of a dough even if pizzerias don't do it. IMO it (a bit of fermentation) adds a bit more strength to the dough before balling. It also allows the dough to rest so I can gauge it's strength before balling. I like it and recommend it. It helps make the pizzas that you see posted on the forum.
Greater quantity of yeast in the formula- yeast grows faster. Lesser quantity- yeast grows slower.
Should I let it rest/rise for 1 or two hours before refrigeration??


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GWINN, MI. – Ovid York, 87, of Gwinn, died early Tuesday morning at the Mather Nursing Center in Ishpeming.
He was born June 4, 1926 to Carl and Bea (Storey) York in Ferndale, Michigan. The family relocated to South Haven, MI, where Ovid graduated from high school. He and a friend then hitch-hiked west, working as a well driller on ranches in Colorado and in a boat yard in Seattle, Washington. It was a highlight of his life as they had many exciting adventures.
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In a public school in Ukraine, the State Department's longtime efforts to support the human rights, dignity, and inclusion of all people was in clear evidence.
Located in the Kyiv district of Obolon, School #168 is the only school in the area where physically disabled children are integrated into regular classrooms. With help from State Department funding, the school offers intensive English language training, and integrates American culture and civic engagement as part of its enhancement activities.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (92 votes).
In short: pleasant scenery - supportive marshals - wasn't flat -undulating In full: Good cause worthy of support. Friendly atmosphere all round. Well marshalled. Major problems registering on the day - book in advance. Nice idea giving everyone a mug. As a newbee I just wish the finish was well indicated with a high and visible 'Finish' sign you can see in the distance so you can start stepping up the pace seeing end in sight. Date of review: January 28, 2007
In short: 4th time in 4 years so i must like it !In full: I never like to be critical of races and respect that this race was for charity however i would advise the organisers to ban parking on the start as a friend of mine fell over a women who dodged a park car which then caused another man to fall very heavily. However i have done this race four years running and really enjoy the course and will be back again next year.Another race which was full one hour before the start time...do we have a running boom or what !!Date of review: January 28, 2007
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My sister lived outside Brighton, Colorado and I remember how excited she was when she called to tell me about her spinning wheel. She had Nubian goats and also some sheep and also tried spinning dog hair. I don't know if she succeeded in that.
I want to try this wool but don't have a clue where to start. I want to feel and hear what it was like for my ancestors who spun. It must be a very relaxing job. I've found some videos to watch but first I need to learn more about my particular wheel. Can anybody help? Does somebody have instructions for this spinning wheel they could copy for me or tell me where to order them?
Have you carried on any traditions? Are there still people around you could learn from? Are there some you could teach yourself like my sister did, and I now hope to do, with the spinning?
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A Metropolis Restored
I don't have a top-ten list of favorite movies. Creating a list like that is a losing battle because, for me, that list can change with the slightest fluctuation of mood. There are, however, films that I find myself going back to again and again because even after a dozen viewings I am still able to discover something new and exciting in them.
Metropolis is one of those movies and honestly it's not all that difficult to explain why. Released in 1927, Metropolis was one of the first epic science-fiction films. Technically it is a stunning achievement that few films even today can compare to. On its surface there are things for every geek to enjoy: robots, mad scientist, a beautiful heroine, and amazing special effects. Dig a little under that surface though and you'll find deep meaning in this bustling city of a movie. Like all good science fiction the true story is one of the human-condition. It is there we find class struggle, ideas of deep faith, the destructiveness of the mob mentality, and ultimately of forgiveness and perhaps even collective growth.
The story of Metropolis follows several characters with the main character really being the city itself. The titular Metropolis is a city divided by the Haves and the Have-nots. The Haves live in the tall skyscrapers above ground where life is but a plaything filled with parties, peacocks, and any other whim one could think of. The Have-nots live on the bottom of the city and even underground. They toil, to the point of exhaustion and death, working the almost God-like machines that allow the Haves their lifestyle.
Enter Freder, son of Metropolis's founder and definitely a Have. At a lavish garden party he meets Maria, a Have-not and peaceful revolutionary who wants to bridge the gap between both worlds. Freder, as is wont to happen in these situations, becomes infatuated with the beautiful Maria and wants to join her cause. Of course this upsets Freder's father who consorts with the mad-scientist Rotwang to kidnap Maria and replace her with an evil robot. This robot is set upon the Have-nots and causes their peaceful revolution to become violent and self-destructive.
There is miles more plot and themes to discuss but it should be experienced fresh on the big screen and not in the paragraphs of this blog.
Metropolis is an amazing film that has inspired nearly every science-fiction film since. From Star Wars to Blade Runner to The Matrix, the tendrils of Metropolis can be found everywhere.
The exciting thing about the copy of Metropolis playing at the Dryden is its restoration. Many restoration attempts have been made on this film and each one is better than the last. This restoration is special however as a reduced negative of the original film (with nearly 30 minutes of missing footage thought lost since its original premiere) was found in South America and lovingly reintegrated into the film.
This missing footage adds previously unseen characters and subplots to the film and I for one can't wait to rediscover Metropolis again. I hope you'll want to join me and the assuredly packed house when the newly restored Metropolis is shown at the Dryden. Don't miss the opportunity to see this film as it was originally intended.
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This globe works so well! My daughter is only 4, so some of the content is over her head, but she is always so eager to learn with it. She frequently asks her grandfather and I to do the quiz questions with her. Even though she doesn't already know the answers, she loves watching me show her the places on the globe.DisclosureI received a free item that helped inform my writing.
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The instructions are obscure. Most answers cannot be found on globe. Three categories, one being US and Canada only. One place in instructions says choose option 1 and in another it says choose 3. Doesn't matter it asks world questions no matter what you choose.
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Phillip Curtis Dahlmeier
Phillip Curtis Dahlmeier, 49, of Brookings, S.D., formerly of Moose Lake and New Ulm, passed away unexpectedly at his home. He was born November 10, 1963 in Duluth to Curtis and Karen (Reynolds) Dahlmeier. Phillip was united in marriage to Mary Hess on Oct. 22, 1994 in New Ulm. Phillip enjoyed playing piano and guitar, airplanes, watching Star Trek and The Simpsons. Phillip also loved watching storms. He had a wonderful, unique sense of humor and especially enjoyed spending time with his family.
Phillip is preceded in death by his father, Curtis Dahlmeier.
Phillip is survived by his loving wife, Mary Dahlmeier of Brookings, SD; sons, Brandon Dahlmeier of Brookings, SD, Andy Haun of Brookings, SD and Sam Haun of Hanska; mother, Karen Dahlmeier of Moose Lake; sister, Lauri Dahlmeier of White Bear Lake; grandchildren, Megan and Evan Haun.
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A host of exciting new headline events, including soccer and equestrian will debut on the Wii version appearing alongside classic Olympic disciplines, such as athletics, aquatics and table tennis. These new sports are sure to ignite even more fierce competition between friends and family in both single and multiplayer modes! The all new roster of Dream events that are set in popular Mario & Sonic worlds make for a truly unique sporting experience that can only be found in Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
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This is a great idea for a thread Chip! I'm surprised more people haven't posted in it.
I normally cook cook ~4 days a week and usually have leftovers on the remaining days. I've been on a Japanese and Mexican cuisine kick lately.
Last night I fixed a gingered pork salad with homemade salad dressing. Dressing was basicly just soy sauce, powdered sugar, grated ginger, toasted sesame oil, and ground pepper. Of course we had short grain rice as well. Orange for dessert. Nothin fancy.
This morning we had scrambled eggs with chorizo sausage and a bunch of lightly sauteed veggies. A side of wild blueberries.
I just got done fixing enough miso soup for ~3 days (might be considered a sin to some). After that I made some japanese potato salad and some "Japanese Pickles"...enough for a few days as side dishes. We have the pickles and miso soup virtually every day and it never gets old. Course I switch up the recipes a bit.
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—Ko Un, from his interview in the Cordite Poetry Review
The South Korean poet, who studied as a Buddhist monk for a decade before rejoining secular life, is considered a favorite for the Nobel Prize — with authors like beat icon Allen Ginsberg and Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh having written forewords to his books of poetry.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (584 votes).
In short: Great race, amazing to run the Silverstone trackDate of review: March 13, 2008
In short: Long Way to travel from Chester but worth doing.In full: I ran on sunday only to find they have lost me. My number 1341 does not exist neither do I. My chip was working but nothing seemed to register. Anyone else had this problem ?.My garmin also recorded 13.39, was this the exact as last year I thought there was a bit I did not remember ?Date of review: March 13, 2008
In short: A wonderful first half-marathonIn full: I really enjoyed this race. Excellent organisation, ample water and lucozade along the course, no hills, lots of support from marshalls, spectators and friendly St John Ambulance types and a nice goody bag at the end. Everything I hoped for from my first half-marathon. I hope to be back next year.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: 2nd one for me I did 2006, came in slower than 2006 Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: Great first half-marathon.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: Brilliantly well organised, good value race - PB:-)Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: Very Well Organised, Generous Goody Bag, Nice & FlatIn full: This was a very well organised event.Yes it's flat & windy but then Silverstone did used to be an airfield . . .That said, nice wide, mostly flat course with good drink stations and generous goody bag. I saw someone complaining that they couldn't bring their dog - this is Silverstone's policy and it WAS stated in the mag that was sent prior to the race. Good for specatators whi had good access to various parts of the circuit.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: Good value race, well organised and conditions were good In full: A good training run before London Marathon, can't quite understand people complaining about the scenery it is on a motor racing circuit! it is always to a degree windy and the goody bag has all you need after a race, is the T shirt that important? to compare value for money look at Bristol or Stratford half marathons.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: Not much for scenery, but running on the Grand Prix track makes it fun.Date of review: March 12, 2008
In short: I love Silverstone. I love racing SilverstoneDate of review: March 11, 2008
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Rabies in cats is not as widespread of a problem as some might initially believe. Just about everyone knows what rabies is, but the number of reported cases each year is quite low. Still, pet owners need to be on the lookout for the deadly disease and know all the clinical signs that correspond with it.
There is no cure for rabies, and the disease is typically fatal once it takes hold. This perhaps explains why the disease is so well-known. However, there is an effective vaccine for rabies. This important shot is included in all kitten vaccines, and is typically administered when the cat is three to four months old.
Preventing rabies is as simple as ensuring the kitten gets the vaccine. Be sure to talk with your veterinarian about a re-vaccination schedule. Some states have laws in place for when pet owners should return to their vet to get another vaccine.
With the rabies vaccination so effective, most of the encounters with the disease involve strays or wild animals. In North America, foxes, raccoons, bats and skunks present the most danger to you and your pets. Rabies is zoonotic, meaning it can be transferred to humans. Be careful if you encounter an animal that you suspect has rabies, and call animal control immediately.
Cats infected with rabies will show numerous clinical signs that should be relatively easy to spot. The initial stage of the disease will cause a marked change in normal cat behavior. Shy cats will become aggressive, while extroverted felines will suddenly become quiet and nervous.
The second stage is what most people think of when they hear "rabies." This includes excessive saliva and drooling in the mouth, possibly appearing foamy. The animal will turn vicious and will likely attack other animals in the area. Muscle spasms are also common in this stage. In the final stage, the animal becomes paralyzed and typically dies shortly thereafter.
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linclink wrote:Not a terrible performance, but not a very goo one either (one of the times when his voice sounds a little bit off to me & I don't think it's just the context- well not for me, maybe it was for him).
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Tuesday Night - Jazz Gallery
June 4, 2008. Posted by Becca Pulliam.Add new comment | Filed under: accents, becca, cardboard, folding chair, group music, hallelujah, hollywood bowl, hudson st, Jazz Alive, jazz gallery, loft, mic, night jazz, Notes, old school, roy hargrove big band, sax players, small group, star ledger, syncopation, vibes, zan stewart
When you get to your folding chair at the Jazz Gallery on Hudson St.,
there's a personal cardboard fan on your seat, and you think what a nice
souvenir. But by the end of the Roy Hargrove Big Band set, you are using
that fan! You ARE a fan! With 18 guys and a woman -- hallelujah Tanya
Darby on trumpet -- crammed into one end of the oblong loft, and the
audience filling the rest, from the back wall to sax players' feet, you
FEEL this band and it feels GOOD! I love that there's only one mic, for
Roy to speak and, briefly, sing. I love that he has about a square yard
in which to conduct, then turn 180 and play. I love it all. He's
expanding his small group music, and his writing is fresh and old school
at the same time, all accents and syncopation, and the band is playing
almost flawlessly. Gerald Clayton's on piano! The set's not too long.
The Roy Hargrove Big Band plays the Jazz Gallery once more this summer
on June 10. Then after that, your next opp to see them is June 15 at the
Hollywood Bowl, so opt for the great vibes at the Gallery where the
band, the sound and the audience are one and the same. And thanks to Zan
Stewart for his motivating review in the Star Ledger.
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A run on the bank led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to seize it in 1984, and it remained the largest bank failure in US history until Washington Mutual collapsed in 2008.
Now Continental Illinois is the subject of a May 15 conference in Chicago organized by the George J. Stigler Center at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Academics, regulators, and business leaders will gather to discuss the failure, bailout, and aftermath of the original "too big to fail" bank as it relates to the ongoing policy debate.
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DentsuBlue - Padlock-style device that opens and closes via smartphone
DentsuBlue is going to release a padlock-style device - 246 Padlock - for ¥10,246 in early December.
Its opening and closing is controlled via Bluetooth network using a smartphone with the dedicated application.
Genuine leather is used as the exterior material, and there are 5 colors available (Ivory White, Stone Gray, Lump Black, Night Blue and Bordeaux Red).


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Official *What did you get in the mail today?* Thread!!!
The GIGANTIC group Butiki order showed up today. SO EXCITING. I think this will work…
Verdant reserve club package for June, yay!
Camellia Sinensis Tea House order! The teaware I've considered for a long time, plus a gift sample of one of their winter oolong (perfect hit, with me).
I imagined the package passing through cities in which Canadian Steepsters are sipping tea! haha ('u'*) ♪
I tried to find the scent of Montreal in there but just found bubble wrap.
Agreed. :) It's just the right amount of décor. Looks beautiful. Not plain, not gaudy either. That's the exact sort of thing I like. (In fact, this design is a lot like my duvet cover haha)
My Laoshan Oolongs just arrived!
My cinnamon chips came, and now I can add them to teas. Mmmm… spicy!
My swap from Dexter cam yesterday.
I'm supposed to be received a package today from toys r us for my daughters. The debate is do I give it to them now or hoard it until the end of August for my youngest's Birthday.
My shared order with terriharplady arrived today from taiwan tea crafts! Some really pretty packaging as far as teas go and i love the hand written note AND the fact they added another sample to the package and made sure it was a black tea as that was all we ordered heh
Woo! My first Verdant order came in!
http://oi41.tinypic.com/62py.jpg – This is what $50 of tea looks like, and I'm so excited to try all of it!
I think the red package is the Anxi Fo Shou sample, by process of elimination.
Also, I think I might have gotten 2 samples? The Golden Fleece and the Five Year Aged Tieguanyin? Thank you! :O I used points to get $10 off, and I'm slowly working my way back up. I have to say that I really appreciate that Verdant offers free shipping to Canada with a minimum order!
I love getting tea stuff in the mail!! :) and today was a great mail day!!
I got an order from Verdant compliments of JustJames, as well as a swap from Short Sorceress…thank you both for you generosity!!
I got my Harney & Sons order yesterday! New adorable cherry blossom teapot and cups, and 5 tea samples (4 oolongs and Soho). Turns out the teapot even has one of those built in strainers at the outlet…nice!! :D


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My dd is 6 months old and i've been told i have to start her on solids at least cereal because she needs iron. She does make swipes at my food and when she's watching me eat she moves her mouth. But she's not really interested in what i'm giving her (rice cereal, or banan I've tried). I've tried waiting until after an hour nursing her but by this time she's tired and wants to go to bed not eat. She absolutly wants none of it after nursing. The only time i got any into her was when i fed her before nursing but than she refused to nurse later and i was left skipping a nursing session and being very engorged by the next one. When i try to feed her i get as much out as i try and put in and sometimes she'll even clamp her mouth shut. On lllc they suggested baby let solids but my gp as advised against it, stating that it's risky behaviour. So I'm not sure what to do. Any suggestions? Is it normal for them to spit out everything you put in there mouth? Do I just keep trying until she gets the hang of it??
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risky behavior? that's ludicrous. mothers who EBF are not risky parents. what did babies do before the advent of commerically-produced iron=fortified boxed cereals? follow your gut and your baby's lead. you can't force-feed babies. they eat when they're ready. if you're that concerned about iron, ask about iron drops or supplements. iron can cause constipation, though, so look into it before you do something like that. another route would be to make sure that you are intaking enough iron so that baby gets it through breastmilk.
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Did you mean that baby led solid are risky behavior according to your GP? In what manner did he or she say? There are so many different aspects to infant feeding, choking allergies, concern of babies not getting this or that vitamin etc...... For so many in the medical profession (that aren't required to take a single class in human lactation or nutrition) its just easier to say "do exactly this" that everyone else does.
Do you have a more specific question we can explore about this?
I did baby led weaning weaning with my second and a more mainstream method with my first. They have different pros and cons of course like any other parenting choice.
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They simply told me they do not advise it as there is a possibility of her choking on a peice of food (and that this was risky behaviour especially since i have access to plenty of purees). They would prefer that I mash it up throroughly (if not willing to process it vs giving her a chuck of banana for example). She wasn't mean about it, just really relunctant about the safety. I was told she has reserves of Iron from birth and that at about 6 months old it's very important to start cereal to ensure she's getting iron as there is no iron in my breastmilk. I was told i wasn't allowed to feed her prior to nursing as there are plenty of nutrients in my bm that she will not get from cereal, however i have a rediculosly heavy letdown so she gets a lot of milk very quickly, so she's never really hungry until the next nursing session. So I'm struggling to try and figure out when the best time to feed her, that she'll be more interested. I don't want to wean her yet as i guess perhaps I'm not ready (which is selfish on my part). How did your weaning and baby led solids go?? Should I be trying other foods besides rice cereal and bananas?
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simply told me they do not advise it as there is a possibility of her choking on a piece of food
Grains are debatable as a first food, simply because humans have a harder time digesting grains then proteins and fruits and vegetable. Also see this on iron at Kellymom. Please noteThe original iron stores of a full-term healthy baby, combined
with the better-absorbed iron in breastmilk, are usually enough
to keep baby's hemoglobin levels within the normal range
well into the second six monthsThe original recommendations for iron-fortified foods were based on a formula-fed baby's need for them and the fact that breastmilk contains less iron than formula (doctors didn't know then that the iron in breastmilk is absorbed much better).
Overall I think is unnecessary to force a child to enjoy food by withdrawing the preferred healthier thing (breastmilk.)sometimes she'll even clamp her mouth shutI don't want to wean her yet as i guess perhaps I'm not ready (which is selfish on my part)
Here is a good article Are mothers supposed to love breastfeeding 24 hours a day?
Keep up the good work!Last edited by naomifrederickmd; 07-25-2009, 07:24 AM.
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I guess we just had so many problems getting the hang of bfing (6 bouts of thrush and hopefully finished with it) that now that we've figured out how to do it well i want sometime to enjoy it. I'm so caught up on doing what's right that I'm throughly confused and unsure of what to do. I've been told that if i don't start feeding her now (while she's swiping at my food, imitating etc.) that i'll miss the "window" and she'll get problems later for not having learned at her optimal time. I just want to do what's best for her. I'm so worried about messing up. Forcing her too soon, missing her cues and not starting when she's ready...i'm sure all the regualr fears that a new mom has.
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i'm sorry, i misunderstood your first post. i thought you were told that exclusive breastfeeding was risky behavior. yes, i remember w/my first, i was hugely afraid of choking. we were hypervigilant about it. i think it's natural for a first-time mom. we gave ds2 hardly any purees at all. started him on table food almost immediately, as soon as he started grabbing them. i let him eat while in my lap and gave him the same foods as i was eating, just cut smaller.
there is an excellent book "How Weaning Happens" they can help you w/the whole dynamics of eating and breastfeeding. "The Ultimate Breastfeeding Book fo Answers" by Jack Newman is a great one, too. if i remember correctly, he addresses the choking issue.
and, of course, you will find hundreds of moms here glad to support you in breastfeeding as long as you and your baby are happy to do it.
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We are doing Baby Led Solids with DS. He is coming up to a year. Its a great way to introduce solids IMO. I think there was a thread on here recently about it? If you search 'Baby Led Weaning' rather than the American 'solids' on the net you will get a few more hits as I believe it is more popular in Europe. There is a great forum on the topic. Have a look at http://forum.babyledweaning.com/
Yes, by the time your baby reaches six months the iron stores are starting to deplete... that does NOT mean that when they hit six months they are all of a sudden going to get anemia or anything.... its just that they dont have the same stores as before. Dont forget that veges like broccoli have iron in them (DS favorite vege!), so you dont have to go out of your way to do supplements or baby cereal... just be mindful that a few times a week they get something with iron.
As far as the choking thing goes, any time your baby puts something in their mouth there is a chance that they could choke.... studies have shown that eating puree is actually more likely to get a choking response because the baby has to 'suck' the food off the spoon (you try it sometime, its actually quite difficult to do). As long as you cook the food so that it is soft (especially if she already has any teeth for biting), and don't give pieces that are too small the likelihood that she will choke is no greater than feeding her any other way.
The thing I love about feeding 'proper' food is that you are putting your child in a position to limit their own intake. Just like with BF they know what they need and how much of it.
GL with your decision... but dont make the mistake of believing everything your Dr tells you. They, just like anyone else, have their own opinions on things.
It's okay to wait
With both of my daughters we didn't feed them any solid foods until they could do the pincher grasp and pick up little bits of finger foods. They were both almost 9mo. old. Until then they were exclusively breastfed on demand. If they wanted to participate in a family meal, I would give them a big hunk of carrot or celery to chew on/suck on and since they didn't have many teeth, chocking wasn't a problem. Our pediatrician (very attachment parenting - friendly) shared with us that by 9 months a baby's intestines are more mature and can actually handle finger foods (careful for choking hazards of course). So, we skipped spooning in baby food. As for the iron, both my daughters had their iron tested when we did the blood draw for lead around 9 months and they were both in the healthy/normal range. Also, we were criticized by some, saying that they wouldn't want to eat when we finally did feed them. BOTH of my daughters love to eat to this day.
It's wonderful that your listening to your baby's cues. It is hard to go against mainstream advice when you really only want to do what's right for your baby and haven't been there before.
I don't think baby-led solids means letting your baby eat things that are dangerous for choking. It means giving your child food when she is ready. But the food doesn't need to be anything or everything. For our daughter, we started with mashed avocado and bananas. She ate this for a while when she was around 6 months old and then stopped. We continued to offer, and she'd occasionally eat something, but preferred to nurse. She didn't start eating more until around 12 months, and is really just now, at 21 months, starting to eat almost every time we eat.
She eats what we eat, but we give it to her in forms that are safe. So, if we are having hard vegetables like carrots, we'll cut them into strips so that if she does bite off a piece and swallow it, it's not a big enough chunk to get stuck.
I don't believe there is a "window" of introducing solids. Babies are meant to breastfeed, and people are meant to eat. Unless there is a very unusual problem, these skills will come to your baby when she is ready.
Congratulations on trusting your instincts and researching this further yourself so that you can make a decision that is right for you and your family.
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I don't believe there is a "window" of introducing solids. Babies are meant to breastfeed, and people are meant to eat. Unless there is a very unusual problem, these skills will come to your baby when she is ready.
I have looked into research on that "window" idea and the fear that goes along with it that your baby will NEVER eat solids.
The research ONLY mentions it is an issue for certain babies that were tube-fed long-term or have serious developmental delays. Unfortunately that study has extrapolated to scare all parents.
Here on Kellymom, at the bottom of the page. -click for link
So rest easy! Food is really recreational untill 1yr old. If they like it great! If they don't yet keep trying!Last edited by naomifrederickmd; 07-25-2009, 07:23 AM.
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hi, it's not true that your breastmilk does not contain iron!!! it does not have as much iron as iron-fortified infant formula, but that's because the iron in your breastmilk is much more easily absorbed by your baby than that in formula.
relax and follow your baby's cues. it's ridiculous to say babies should start with cereal first, it's simply not natural! before baby cereals were invented, babies started eating whatever their family ate. makes more sense!
if you want to try baby-lead weaning but are worried about choking, be sure to always supervise your baby's eating. and if you're really worried, then at least slice the food into small pieces without mashing everything up.
force feeding will lead to eating problems later on. youdo not want that. so as everybody here has already said, let your baby take the lead.
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Paul Krugman, in a recent New York Times article, attacks the view that policy uncertainty has impeded economic recovery. I respond here to some of Krugman's remarks, especially as they relate to my work with Scott Baker and Nick Bloom on measuring policy uncertainty and assessing its effects.
Krugman observes, correctly, that our US index of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) has returned to levels not seen since 2008. The recent plunge in the index comes on the heels of this January's "Fiscal Cliff" resolution and the implementation, starting in March, of the federal spending "sequester." These policy outcomes had been the subject of much contention, analysis, speculation, and uncertainty. They have large implications for federal spending and tax revenues, as well as large projected effects on macroeconomic outcomes, as analyzed by the Congressional Budget Office here, here, and here. So it is reassuring that our EPU index shows high levels of uncertainty about whether and how the Fiscal Cliff and sequester would be implemented, and the resolution of that uncertainty in early 2013.
Krugman makes the following argument: Because the US "economy didn't take off" after the recent plunge in our EPU index, policy uncertainty hasn't been a problem. That is unpersuasive. Krugman puts up a straw man—that policy uncertainty is the sole or dominant driving force behind recent movements in output and employment—and knocks it down. Having bested the straw man, he dismisses the idea that policy uncertainty matters.
Many factors affect the performance of the economy, and it is hard to isolate the effects of particular developments. One need not look far, however, to find plausible explanations for why the US "economy didn't take off" in recent months. The Fiscal Cliff tax hikes and sequester-imposed spending restraints are slowing GDP growth and lowering employment. State and local government budgets remain tight, eurozone problems continue to fester, and growth prospects in China and other major emerging-market economies appear to have slipped. Negative effects of the financial crisis, real estate bust, and worker displacements cast a long shadow. Slow US growth in 2013 is no mystery.
Krugman criticizes our measure of policy uncertainty because it partly relies on the frequency of newspaper articles that reference policy-related economic uncertainty. In his New York Times column, he suggests that the EPU index surged in recent years because "economic policy uncertainty" became a Republican talking point. In a previous blog post, he suggests that the "Murdoch empire" might be responsible for pushing our EPU index to high levels in recent years.
Although not backed by any systematic evidence, these remarks touch on interesting issues related to our EPU index and other news-based indices of politically sensitive matters. Before I briefly remark on some of the issues, a small point: the phrase "economic policy uncertainty" is not enough to flag a newspaper article for inclusion in our index. Based on a human audit of a few thousand randomly sampled articles, my coauthors and I modified our list of policy-related terms in November 2012, as discussed here and here, and "policy" did not make the cut. Since then, our website has featured the revised US EPU index.
In addition to the news-based component, our EPU index has three other components. All of them show elevated levels from 2009 to 2012, as well as recent declines. The widest swings occur in our index component for federal tax code provisions scheduled to expire in coming years. These swings reflect the Fiscal Cliff resolution and earlier political battles over extending the Bush-era tax cuts. Our other two index components, one measuring disagreement among professional forecasters about expected future inflation and the other measuring disagreement about expected future government purchases, show smaller swings. The point is that other components of our index support the view that policy uncertainty was at high levels in recent years. Krugman seems to oscillate between viewing policy uncertainty as a propaganda campaign and viewing it as the fault of Republicans and Europeans.
Our working paper considers other evidence about movements in economic policy uncertainty over time. One of our investigations relies on the Beige Book report issued every six weeks by the Federal Reserve System. These reports summarize anecdotal information, gathered by regional Fed Banks in advance of FOMC meetings, about current economic conditions. The Beige Book yields a story about the evolution of policy uncertainty that is similar to the one told by the news-based component of our EPU index. In particular, the phrase "economic uncertainty" appears in the Beige Books with historically high frequency from 2010 to 2012, and the frequency drops sharply after January 2013. This pattern is even more pronounced for Beige Book passages that attribute concerns about economic uncertainty to policy-related factors.
Are Republican talking points and Rupert Murdoch acolytes also driving the frequent expressions of concerns about policy-related economic uncertainty in the 2010-2012 Beige Books? Or do business people, market experts, and professional economists express concerns about economic uncertainty to the Fed when they actually have those concerns? Taking the straightforward interpretation, the Beige Book analysis reinforces the view that emerges from our EPU index, the news-based component in particular.
To be sure, there are serious questions about how accurately frequency counts of newspaper articles mirror an underlying economic reality. Political organizations, government officials, journalists, and pundits seek to influence perceptions about policy issues through newspapers and other popular media. It's plausible that they succeed to some extent, and that newspapers slant their coverage in one direction or another. My coauthors and I find evidence of political slant in newspaper coverage of policy uncertainty. Positioning newspapers on a left-right ideological scale, using the measure developed by Matt Gentzkow and Jesse Shapiro, we find that right-wing papers play up policy uncertainty relative to left-wing papers when a Democrat holds the presidency, and vice versa when a Republican sits in the Oval Office. These media slant effects are modest in size for the set of mainstream newspapers that inform our index. More to the point, "left" and "right" versions of our news-based EPU index tell very similar stories about the evolution of policy-related uncertainty over time.
Krugman sees the frequency counts in our EPU index as reflecting a "phony fear factor," a fiction foisted on newspaper readers to preserve the privileges and power structure of "captains of industry" and other wealthy elites. This is an interesting hypothesis, but it doesn't fit the available evidence – certainly not in the extreme form advanced by Krugman. I also find it hard to picture the New York Times, for example, in the role of reliable right-wing stooge, faithfully echoing and amplifying Republican talking points. Still, there might be something to the notion that partisans and powerful interest groups influence the time-series behavior of our EPU index. Direct evidence on the matter would be interesting.
Many recent studies use our EPU index and other indicators to investigate the effects of policy uncertainty on investment, employment, output, and asset prices. In an analysis of firm-level panel data, my coauthors and I find that increases in policy uncertainty reduce investment and employment, more so at firms with greater exposure to government contract awards. At the macro level, positive shocks to our US EPU index foreshadow declines in US investment, output, and employment. An interesting analysis by researchers at the International Monetary Fund finds that policy uncertainty emanating from the United States and Europe depresses output in other regions of the world. The results in these and other studies also undermine Krugman's contention that policy uncertainty is a phony factor. It's either a real and important factor, or it proxies for an important factor that is otherwise missing in the standard measures considered by economists. Either way, the EPU indices are proving useful in research.
The question for policymakers is not whether "uncertainty is the problem," as Krugman puts it (emphasis added). One relevant question is whether instability in and lack of clarity about policy matters have played a role in the disappointing performance of the US economy in recent years – and in Europe, for that matter. The evidence suggests they have. To quote from a short paper I wrote with Baker and Bloom in February 2012, the lesson is obvious: "If US policymakers can deliver a policy environment characterized by greater certainty and stability, there will likely be a positive payoff in the form of improved macroeconomic performance."


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