Dear group, About 2 weeks ago Meg found that thumb and since then she has been nursing less often (she is 3.5 months now, was born at 40weeks + 10 days so maybe she's like many four months olds, and about 16 pounds hwp). I'm guessing this is just maturity -- she's making far fewer poos also and...

DS did a solo "launch" today for the first time. I went out of the room we were in, and suddenly wondered who was walking into the room.....DS!! Until today, he's only walked if he was "launched" by holding the back of his shirt and then letting go when he started off. Today he's been walking all...

We're back home, finally! We'd returned home on the 16th, but didn't have an internet connection, then the monkey turned blue on me, and we were back to the hospital. She has reflux, and is now on two different medications. (Zantax and Donperidone.) Breastfeeding is going great, and she's gaining...

Lorelei's second birthday was Friday. She was so excited about it! The morning after she and I were talking about it and she said, "More 'gin!" (That's her way of saying More Again.) She's about 32 lbs. and very tall--her 3T dresses are really too short on her and everyone is always commenting on...

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...

That after only 3 days of taking Zoloft I already feel so much better? I took my kids to school this morning, and have managed some housework too! I felt so depressed for so long, that I had forgotten how I used to feel. The only side effects so far is a very dry mouth and a loss of appetite,...

Laszlo did something really cute today. We were rough housing and he was hitting me in the face (not the cute part, but not hitting me hard either)...and I said, "Nice Mommy" so he made nice on my face. Then I said, "Are you going to make nice on Baby Lily when she comes?" - he usually has no...

Hey, I know I haven't been around in ages, but just wanted to pop in with something I saw today. I was at the student union and, while in the ladies room, noticed a door leading off it labeled "Lactation Room." I was all ready to bristle at the idea of needing a special room for breastfeeding...

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...

Hi everyone...I've been lurking here for 18 mths or so (anyone around that long might remember a few posts I made when the National Post printed a letter of mine protesting a ridiculous bottle-feeding image). My DS is now 30 mths old and nurses 2-3 times daily weekdays (when I work) and 4-6...

Not sure what's going on or what to do about it. The last couple days, I feel like I'm ready to explode. It feels like DD2 just can't eat enough. She does, though, as she's feeding as she always has. Her weight gain is fine. She's 11 weeks tomorrow. I'm feeling such pain of being real full...

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...

Hi everyone, I would all like to thank you for your help and advise. The paediatrician end up putting my little girl in hospital to observe her and to do some test to see why she was crying all the time. It turned out that the problem was still reflux even though they had her on medication for...

I've been pumping for two full weeks now and it's going very well. I pump 5 times during the work day for about 8 minutes each time. I've tried longer, but I only get dribbles (if anything) after the initial 8 minutes. I get between 19 and 24 oz with this schedule, and since Pillbug eats 16-17...

Hi there My friend is due soon with her second baby. With her first she had a lot of problems breastfeeding. Her baby was 6 weeks early, she had a c-section (he was breach and after 7 hours of labour she was still 2cm), he was taken away straight away and spent time in neo-nates so she had to...

ALL, I first came into this newsgroup a couple years ago looking for help for a friend who was totally naive about feeding her daughter and wasn't getting any support from her family. That did not turn out so well, but I kept reading a few messages here because I have a general interest in natural...

Just took DS2 in for his four month check up. He weighed 18lbs 15oz (and I actually hadn't fed him for a couple of hours --- I'm pretty sure he would have crossed 19lbs if I'd fed him first), and was 26.5" long. That's 95th %ile for weight (down from above the 97th) and 90th %ile for length...

Anybody else see Absolutely Fabulous on BBC1 tonight? Quick bit of Saffy using an electric breast pump and then Eddie looking at the bottle of EBM and saying that she reckoned she could get more from one 'titful'. Very funny! -- Marie Mum of 3 DD born 03/98, DS1 born 11/99 DS2 born 08/03

Hi guys This might be TMI, but I still haven't gotten AF. I'm definitely not pregnant. It will be two years in February. I'm only nursing twice a day and have been for two months. Is this normal? TIA K

On Sat, 5 Nov 2005 11:55:15 -0500, in misc.consumers.frugal-living "Don K" wrote: "Buttercup----AKA----CCB" wrote in message ... DH is a high school science teacher. Right now, he's video-taping a TV...