I don't get all this outrage against the new Motrin ad campaign by mothers who think it is demeaning that they might possibly have neck or get back pain from carrying their infant in a sling/wrap/etc.... What is so offensive about the ad? Hint: stop taking yourself so serious. I think I might boycott Motrin just for pulling the ad after the recent uproar. I can be stupid too!

An angry bored mother

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A family vacation almost turns deadly when a 3 year old slips through a cliff rail during a family photograph at a state park. Watch video.

Oprah is now offering her viewers, for a limited time (ends Nov 14), free 20 page 8 1/2 x 11 photo book. It is a promotion that HP & Snapfish are doing with Oprah. You can upload up tp 20 photos and get a book of your children's artwork, family vacations or just something for yourself. To learn how visit, http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20081029_tows_messyhouse/7

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: Around 400 babies developed rashes on their backs after they wore baby garments by Carter's Inc., based in Atlanta, Georgia.  The warning includes the fall 2007 baby clothing line which includes about 110 million garments that use "stenciled" / "tag-less" labels on the inside back. The CPSC has stopped short of calling for a full recall but warns that babies who develop rashes should stop using the product.

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Nebraska thought that they were doing the right thing with their new "safe haven" law, which allows people to drop off their unwanted children (babies) at a hospital "no questions asked." But click below and read what's really going on.

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Adding to above story, I'm not sure if I should be alarmed or not but wikihow.com offers up 5 tips on "How to drop off an unwanted baby."

• If you have recently given birth, be certain both you and the baby get appropriate health care. If you have to, go to the emergency room.
• If you feel that you will harm your child: Most states in the U.S. have baby safe haven laws, allowing people to turn over their babies unharmed to a local receiving organization without the threat of prosecution. Normally, the receiving agency is a hospital emergency room, responsible adult, manned fire department, or police station. You must arrive with the baby unharmed and be handed over to a person---NOT left in a lobby, doorway, or unattended.
• Very kind, concerned, and professional men and women will help you from there.
• Learn about Adoption Options: Adoption may be the solution for you, even if the child is disabled, the product of rape or incest, multi-racial or deformed. Find out about this option at the receiving center.
• Know Your Rights: In most states, there is something of a "waiting period" in which you can change your mind. Under US baby safe haven laws, most states allow the mother up to 30 days to change her mind before the baby becomes freed up for adoption.
• Get Help Yourself: Having a baby may be traumatic. Ask for a counselor or someone else to consult with you.

It's being reported that Chinese police have arrested two brothers suspected of inserting toxic chemicals to the milk they sold to a company that produces baby formula. Two babies were killed and 1,200 others were sickened.

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Infants Strangled to Death in Simplicity Bassinets: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission Urges Consumers To Stop Using Simplicity 3-in-1 and 4-in-1 Convertible “Close-Sleeper” Model

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In the San Francisco Bay area it's being reported that 960 mothers and their babies could have been exposed to a maternity worker who was diagnoised with active tuberculosis.

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Parents refusing to have their children vaccinated against measles have helped drive cases of the illness to their worst levels in a dozen years in the United States, health officials reported on Thursday.

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I wanted to bring the hubby's comments to my post yesterday to light He commented:

I guess I'm not going exploring in the backwoods of Georgia. It was revealed today as a hoax.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,406101,00.html

All the hoopla for what ended up being a BigFoot costume. I know you are crushed babe, but think of it this way, there are still reports of live vampires and trolls to look forward to!