sad baby

[pywacket]

guess it made good sense to stay home last night--
Emily was cranky and sick. We went through a number of clothes changes with the explody butt. She also got up at 4 and wouldn't go back to sleep until 6:30 and then only for a bit. After that she was cranky and crying and crawling from room to room yelling at things--I felt bad for her but it's funny to see her yell at bookcases.

Ninny isn't feeling well today. High blood sugar is what it looks like. I'm trying to get her to eat some chicken but she says no to even that. Hopefully when this morning's insulin shot hits she'll feel more like eating. She and Teatime go to the vet a week from tomorrow-he for his annual and shots, she for a diabetes check and another attempt to teach us how to test her sugar. We can't get the blood needed out of her wee bat ears to test, even with the monitor that needs only a bit of blood. When we try we prick, then have to squeeze and squeeze and it hurts and she gets upset and we give up. They are going to give us bigger lancets.

and thank god for peapod.

Oh..does anyone know if the nestle boycott is still meaningful? I would like to try miss em on good start, but what happened in the 70's with formula in third world countries and lots of dead babies --well I try my best to use our money where it matters, even if it's a small gesture. Which is also why I haven't bought anything at Nike, the Gap or Old Navy (and they do have great baby clothes and maternity clothes) for going on three years now--since I read about their truly evil manufacturing practices in the book NO LOGO. It's one thing to take the business overseas, it's another thing to practice child slave labor,fire pregnant women just because they are pregnant and lock people in for 48 hour shifts--people die working for these companies and it's too much to overlook. I know I can't address every human rights violation or we'd be living in the hinterlands making our own clothes and churning butter, but I will do what I can do.

Comments

[assriel.livejournal.com]

I've used Good Start. It's good stuff...only ONE child EVER Allergic to it.

Didn't KNOW about a boycott. I am SOOO behind.

[mattblakk.livejournal.com]

I think it's OK to use the formula, the stuff I tried from Rainbow didn't really cut it with Blake's tetchy tummy.

Sorry to hear about the grrl being sick. I know how hard that is, and I'm not even close enough the spell you so she can give me the flu like Blake did to you guys.

[teaforme.livejournal.com]

I know I can't address every human rights violation or we'd be living in the hinterlands making our own clothes and churning butter, but I will do what I can do.

I struggle with that all the time! Part of me wishes I could live in the hinterlands, etc. But no, these are the times I was born into. So much madness in the world today! I try to do what I can (which is precious little), and always wonder if it makes a whit of difference.

[kyburg.livejournal.com]

I have a brother-in-law that works for Nestle.

And the boycott didn't make sense to me. Get mad about the lack of sanitary water to make formula with? That's what it boiled down to. When there wasn't good water to make formula with, the proponents of this boycott wanted Nestle to tell women to breastfeed instead. Like they'd know. When, I mean.

Jeezus.

Nestle provides a very good product. Use at your own discretion. Where water supplies aren't contaminated. And stuff.

[naughtykitty.livejournal.com]

My friend works for Infact, a corporate watchdog group who I believe organized the boycott way back when. I think it is long over, but I can't seem to keep up with all her boycottness (like, I think the Kraft/Philip Morris boycott may be over too). There is probably onfo on the Infact site. If not (or you just can't find it in all the unorganized info there) and you are still interested, I can email my pal and get the lowdown for you. Being socially aware and giving a damn can be tiring, no?