My son is 15 weeks old (3 months and 2 weeks), and I went back to work full time when he was 8 weeks old. Except for about 2oz of formula when he was in the NICU (given against my wishes) he's had nothing but breastmilk. His weight gain is good, averaging nearly 10oz/week, and he's grown a lot in...

We seem to be having a nursing crisis, or maybe it's really a sleep crisis, I hardly know how to pin it down. First: no sooner do I post that we're not having any problems nursing than suddenly my nipples are *really* sore. It's actually the inner part of the areola (about the inner half), around...

Poor little 3-months-and-one-week-old Sprogly has his first cold. This, of course, is right after I'd congratulated myself that he hadn't caught the cold Bloke and I had around Thanksgiving. He's snuffy and has a cough. He's feverish, his temp is around 100-101F. Poor little bubby is just...

Has anyone found a cheaper alternative to breast milk storage bags? 5.99 for 25 is the cheapest I've seen the Gerber bags, and all the other brands are more expensive. I was looking at regular 2 mil freezer bags, but I don't think they're presterilized. Is it really necessary that the bags...

I've posted here about the fact that I've been seeking some kind of help for PPD (or maybe just depression, whether it's necessarily post-partum or not). I was on a medication that wasn't compatible with BF (Doxepin) until I was about 7.5 months pregnant, and stopped taking it specifically so...

I'm using cloth, but I'd like to use paper diapers when I go out...and I'm *considering* switching when I go back to work and my son's in daycare. But every paper diaper I've tried leaks. The (diaper service) cloth diapers with the Pro-Wrap or Whisper Wrap covers rarely do. Does anyone...

"Cheryl S." wrote: I've finally come up with an answer to the question we all get in the early weeks of breastfeeding, "What? He's eating *again*, already?!?!"...... How much would you need to eat to double your weight in less than six months? Heh.

My 5 week old son has times when he clearly wants to suck, but doesn't want to eat, especially after a nursing session in the middle of the night. I'd really like him to take a pacifier (the only way a finger works is at a certain angle, and it can be uncomfortable for me after a short while),...

What does it mean when my not-quite-5-week old pulls back with my nipple still in his mouth? He does this from time to time. He doesn't seem uncomfortable, or even especially hungry. I latch him on, he sucks for a minute or two, then pulls back and wants to keep sucking, which I won't let him do,...

Ok: Bubeleh is one month old today. I've had a little soreness in my nipples, not too bad, but they are a little tender. I was expecting that they'd get less sore as time went on, but they haven't. (I think our latch is ok--it doesn't hurt after he's been nursing a while. I have large nipples and...

I am, not Sprogly, knock on wood. It feels like the flu, but I don't actually have a fever. Sore throat, headache, cough, a little congestion, the runs, yadda yadda. I really wanted some Theraflu last night (my throat was so painful and raw I couldn't sleep), but I noticed it had some decongestant...

At the ad agency I work for, we periodically get emails from various marketing teams asking to pick people's brains if, say, they'd traveled on a particular airline, or play video games, etc. I just got one asking for input from new or expectant mothers for an Enfamil campaign. I'm...

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Hi, I'm an irregular poster on misc.kids.pregnancy, but this is my first time around here. So HI to all. I've got a question for my SIL. She delievered a healthy baby girl last Saturday, her first. All the nurses (and myself) were amazed at how easy the baby latched on immediatly, and how content...

Hi I'm new to this...but I had to ask a question that has been bothering me and I wanted some other opinions. I bought tickets while I was 6 months preggo to Miami for Spring Break. I will be leaving in about 20 days for a 4 day trip. My newborn will only be 7 weeks old and is strictly breastfed....

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Hello, I've been lurking here since my daughter was born the end of March. I've found your posts to be so helpful. I've been breastfeeding my daughter very successfully since day one. She has had consistent weight gain of close to an ounce a day and now weighs nearly 15 lbs, from a birth weight of...

BS"D io want to ween my baby girl on to food she is able to eat (as she does a little), but she just doesnot want to coaporate. even when she will eat food she want to nurse for desert. any ideas?

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For me, I thought this wasn't good advice at all. I wanted to know what others thought! Last night, around 1am, off I go to the 24h pharmacy, taking DD2 with me. She's 12 weeks now, and for the last week or so, she's been quite difficult, to say the least, come evening. Around 9pm or so...