My daughter's teacher had given me a copy of the Brigance Inventory of Early Childhood Development a while back and, out of curiosity, I was checking to see where Vernon's progress was falling on the scale (his gross motor skills seem about 6 months ahead to me, and I wanted to see if I was about...

Well, it's done. I have officially left the ranks of breastfeeding moms: I haven't nursed my youngest son (3y11m) since last Sunday morning. It wasn't exactly a mutual decision--he asked me for "side sides" several times a day for almost all of last week--but I think he's finally come around. I...

LiveJournal has requested that a user change her default icon to one not depicting her breastfeeding baby, because it is "inappropriate". There's a lot of ongoing discussion on http://community.livejournal.com/boob_nazis/1737571.html Promom has a three-minute activist letter, to be sent to the...

How are Brazos and his mother doing these days? And how are you and Leina? -- C, mama to three year old nursling

The question is, how do I help her??? Nurse her when she asks. :-) It's a spot of comfort in a confusing/ exciting/ overstimulating new situation and if she knows she *can* nurse, that will relieve a source of pressure on her. Plus she'll get the antibodies while she's getting exposed to all...

So I know this very nice woman who wants the best for her daughter, but is rather uneducated as to what that might be. Her DD is two months younger than DS, so that makes her about 15 months old. The mama does a lot of things I wouldn't be terribly comfortable doing, like feeding her DD Froot...

A little background: DH was taking care of DS last week and took him by Grandma and Grandpa's house for a bit. DS was cranky because it was approaching bedtime but wouldn't fall asleep for his father because he usually goes to sleep after a bath, stories, and a long nursing session. So yesterday...

I got a shot of Rocephin, which appears to be safe for nursing moms, but also a 'script for Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim (bactrim). Lots of sources say its contraindicated for BF, but kellymom says it's L3 - 'safe but risk is possible'. Does anyone have Hale's? I'm kind of paranoid to take...

We were in the middle of nowhere on a road trip (DD does NOT like driving so this wasn't fun), and though I normally try to avoid petrol stations when DD is with me, there wasn't much choice. She woke up and screamed for nursing and I desperately had to pee, and the only place was the petrol...

I'm always paranoid. Being an infectious disease epidemiologist and investigating all sorts of diseases,now I'm panicked every time A sneezes! Pertussis is a problem in our area. And my mom was here with a persistent cough. When she left DD started coughing, but barely, and has a stuffy nose. It's...

I'd read recently that eating oatmeal helps milk supply. So I've been having oatmeal off and on, and wow! My boobs are about to explode.Is this for real or is it just my imagination? I know beer is supposed to work too but DD doesn't like beer :( gives her gas. I do drink Mother's Milk tea daily,...

I knew that, but it was nice to have it confirmed :) We had our follow up appt yesterday with the developmental pedi. Given the circumstances of A's birth and then heavy sedation, there was some concern about loss of oxygen and potential developmental delay due to sedation. The only obvious sign...

How warm do you keep your house? How do you bundle up your kid? DO you have any issues once you start using big duvets? We live in South Texas, so it's not like we'll have subzero temps to worry about, but it does get cold from time to time, and dips below freezing. We do have central heat, but...

Am I the only one that things this is not reasonable? Is this along the lines of people thinking one can nurse in a bathroom stall? Two people today suggested that in such a matter of fact way like why was I concerned?There are bathrooms in that building... Neither of them have ever BF'd or pumped...

I pumped for 3 weeks while DD was in hospital so doing it is not a big deal. And I work in an office, normal office hours with a door which locks and a kitchen w/sink to wash things, so surely it should be no problem. AND, I work for the health dept which is pushing a big BF awareness campaign at...

I had a splitting headache at work, and not thinking took 2 aspirin (not sure what size, really small pills ;-)), then remembered I wasn't supposed to take aspirin while BF. Is such a small amount significant? Should I pump and dump? If so, for how long?

I've seen elsewhere people comment that they're 'bad parents' for letting their baby sleep on their chest (I have asked there as well). Is this like sleeping on the stomach and another SIDS risk? DD *always* naps on my chest during the day. It's the only way to assure a nap that's greater than 30...

Is there anyone here who does this? I just wonder how common it is. On another board, someone had suggested to avoid offending people by NIP, they pump and give a bottle when they're out. Of course I said this was ludicrous, heck, one of the joys of BF is that my boobs are portable and always...

Is leaking something that eases with time as we sort out this breastfeeding pattern? Or am I doomed to soaking through multiple pads a day for the next couple of years? Not the end of the world, but I hate wearing bras,esp. at night. I have to though as I need something to hold the pads in else I...

We're not really vegetarians, but DH is strongly opposed to giving DD meat now. I'm trying to figure out what foods to give her to include protein. She's 10.5 months, on 3 solids meals per day (most days), but she doesn't eat a ton. Our menu looks like this: B'fast - museli OR semolina OR mixed...