Do any of you know where I can get an x-tra large nipple shield? I went to the medela site, and all they have is small and large. I bought two different brands and both are way to small for me. It looks like they are both 24mm I need a 27mm. I need to find one quick.....I'm having trouble nursing...

Morgan had a good nite. She slept for 2 - 3 hours and I was able to sleep and then during the day I was able to catch up on my bills. Now, however, I cannot console her. She keeps showing signs that she wants to feed, but I know she is full. I believe she has gas. So, Kevin is working on...

I haven't been online much lately, but I really need some advice from some of you been there done that folks :-) OK, Owen is 9 months old now (as of yesterday), he is turning into a nursing monster!!! We go to bed at about 9:00 pm....usually I have to nurse him in bed for about 1/2 hour or so and...

Short version: Isabella Zora was born the evening of February 12 via=20 repeat c-section. She was 8 lb. 4 oz. Long version: It all started on January 31st. I started having=20 contractions about 1 pm every 20 minutes apart. By 10 pm, the=20 contractions were more intense and 7 minutes apart. I...

What are some consequences of not breastfeeding your child? What are the major reasons why women choose not to breastfeed? Should it be accepted in public places? Where can I find U.S. statistics on the subject? What is a major difference between breast milk and the formula?

HI I AM NEW ON HERE AND I DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ALL TALK ABOUT AND SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD JUST SAY WHO I AM AND THE KIDS THAT I HAVE AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE. MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND 4 GIRLS AGED 25 MONTHS OLD AND BOY THAT IS 3MONTHS OLD I BREASTFEED THEM ALL ITS HARD BUT I FEEL ITS THE...

Jessica is almost 3 months old and when she was 1 and a half months old, her father and I split.We are getting along,it's just that he has some things he needs to work out on his own.I love him immensly and every time I look at our daughter it hurts because she looks so much like him. My 17 year...

It's official (sniff sniff). My baby is one today! Never in my wildest dreams did I think we could have made it one year. But we did. And I owe it, in part, to this group. You guys really have helped me through some rough times. While we are still going strong, if it all ended tomorrow, I...

I meant to wait until Friday to take The Test, but my powers of delayed gratification failed me... Anyway, #2 appeared on the pee stick (which Micah then tried to eat), so according to the babycenter calculator, we should meet him/her around April 22. :) DH and I aren't telling anyone yet, but I...

DS had a little banana yesterday. I mushed it up, put him in his high chair and DH gave him a little. He appeared to get tired of it quickly and got a little fussy. It turned out that he just wanted out of the high chair. After I got him out of the chair and on to my lap, he was lunging at the...

After the little discussion about baby wraps and all that, I went out and picked up this nasty pink material. I figured it was stretchy and I thought it 'rolled' when stretched. Turned out that it did fray and not 'roll' and it also really wasn't as stretchy as I had thought. It kind of...

I know im not a regular poster here but I do lurk everyday. I just wanted to share that I finally NIP yesterday! I was sitting on a bench outside of Carl's JR waiting on my husband and my daughter to come out with lunch and Elizabeth was really really fussy and I knew she was hungry. I had a...

I was recently talking to an acquaintance in my Moms Club. She has a 3 month old baby and started talking about how she thought she was going to stop bf soon because she thinks he's about to get teeth, and he's only nursing twice a day now anyway. But then a bit later in the conversations she...

I went out today planning to meet up with some friends in the park, somehow I managed not to miss them and did some shopping instead, I had thought that I would nurse in the park, then shop, come home and be back in time for another feed. However due to mu change plans ds started to get hungry when...

.....shhh, don't tell anyone! I wanted to pump after feeding and realised the pump needed washing, no probs, I carefully balanced ds on the worksurface, holding him securely with my left arm, but leaving my hand free, ran the water, washed all the easy stuff, plates, glasses, cutlery etc and the...

Why is it that every time there is a problem or I have a complaint peoples first reaction is *wean him, he's old enough anyway* or *when you gonna wean that kid?* I get frustrated sometimes because he pinches or he wants to play back and forth or I just don't want him hanging on me...whatever,...

I was all set to write another "help me!" post because Madi is just not taking to the bottle well and I start work in a couple weeks. We've tried different brands of nipples, different people giving her the bottle, using the car seat, etc. She would either just gnaw on the nipple and some...

My daughter has a vomiting illness, and she wants to nurse so much! And as a two-year-old, that's so hard for her. We're supposed to wait 1 hour after vomiting, then she can nurse a bit (but only a little bit), then wait 15 minutes, and take another "sip". And continue on taking little sips every...

....for older siblings! It's called "Hello Baby" by Lizzy Rockwell. It's a little advanced for Laszlo (who is only 18+ months old) but I think he'll get some of it. My favorite thing is that there are NO bottles in the book. Here's the passage about feeding the baby, it's right next to a...

rice cakes! organic, no gm, no additives, no nothing, they dissolve by the time they get to his throat so he is getting used to lumps and he can feed himself with them! and, sweet potato, mushed up and very watery gets a sometimes open mouth instead of the tightly pursed lips! one day my boobs...