Our 15 month kid just started at daycare. She is screaming when we leave her and also off and on during the few hours she stays(we haves tarted with few hours a day). We hear that this is the way(crying) toddlers adjust to a new environment because of separation anxiety but this is very difficult...

Hi all, My daughter is almost two, and all of a sudden has started asking to sit on the potty. She prefers to do it fully clothed, and while one of her parents are sitting on the toilet, but I figured it was time to start reading up on the topic. My guess is that she's still a bit young for this...

We took Laszlo to a birthday party on Sunday for a kid who he barely sees. It was at a Gymboree that we don't go to with a ton of people (kids and adults) that he does not know. Add in that he had a poor night's sleep before and was catching up in the car when we got there, so his nap was...

This is second hand as it happened to a freind of mine last week who's baby started to cry so she sat down in one of the IKEA rooms and very discreetly fed him. She noticd a man come over to look at the display and he seemed a bit showcked at her, she then watched him go over to teh IKEA staff, who...

Slow board. Lets see how everyone is doing!! We are doing great. I've been posting since I nursed my first/Hunter. Hunter is now 7yo and Luke is 5yo. They haven't nursed in years but I have the twins now so I'm still around! Ben and Brock are still nursing - yay! At their 6mo appt. Brock...

Yesterday, I got a call from daycare at about 4:00 saying that they'd run out of milk for (4-month-old) Sprogly. I'd sent 20oz, which was more than he was eating each day last week. He's gone from 12-14oz/day pretty consistently to about 16-18oz/day last week, and now this. I generally can pump...

Friend of mine and her bf are splitting up.... he wants custody. Baby is 8 months and bf... He wants "equal time" before the hearing... and said, "If she wants the baby breastfed, she should pump and send milk along. I was weaned at 3 months and I'm fine." beats head against any hard...

Anyone heard of this? What are your thoughts? http://www.awareparenting.com/answer13.htm Its all so confusing! I thought it would be much kinder to them if they didn't cry - a dummy/boob/rocking/wrapping helps that, but what do we really know about how much a baby *needs* to cry?

OK, so I have been lurking at mkp for a few months and I think I am starting to think about ttc #2. But I am SO scared about it for many reasons: 1) Unwanted weaning of DD - she is VERY attached to the boobies and I know she'll be devastated at the lack of milk that will happen further into my...

Ok, I'm 13ish weeks pregnant with my first, so I might just be borrowing trouble here... I'm applying for (and have a decent chance of getting) a full time job. Currently I work part time, and our plan had been for me to essentially stop working when the baby was born. Taking this job would mean...

I always post pictures of my baby but never comment or compliment any one else's.

Our son Josh is having a rash that's even strange to the doctor. Basically, he got a rash two days after taking antibiotics for the first time (Amoxicilin). The rash looks like red small dots (see photos in the web page below). We stopped the antibiotics and it gradually reduced over 3 days. Then...

From CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/12/breastfeeding.apology.ap/index.html Burger King apologizes to breast-feeding mom Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Posted: 11:18 AM EST (1618 GMT) OREM, Utah (AP) -- Burger King has served up a plain apology to a woman who said she was ordered by a...

Remember me? I gave birth to a beautiful baby girl on August 10, 2005. And I'm pregnant again! I just found out this morning. I'm about four weeks along, and the baby will be due April 7, according to one of those internet calculators. I am going to have two babies under two. I am...

I was at the dentist's yesterday for a cleaning and made a great discovery which I want to share with those of you who use disposable protective liners on the baby's changing pad: the vinyl-backed 3-ply paper bibs used by my dentist are IDENTICAL to the disposable changing pads by Pee...

Hello all, I am an Indian mom to 2 little girls (2.5yrs and 11 months). We recently came to U.K. and we will be here for a year or so. We got enrolled into NHS and today I had a health visitor come over. My DD2 at 11 months weighs a shocking 6.4Kg. Her HC was 43. I can't seem to recall her length....

Did any of your bfed babies sleep in a crib/away from you at nights? How did you manage that? Thanks.

Yet another "I need sleep" post... Ollie woke me up to nurse eight or nine times last night, and this wasn't unusual. He usually doesn't nurse for a long time, and we cosleep so I don't have to go far to find him, but I'm tired. Really, really tired. A year's worth of sleep-deprivation...

I'm sure someone might have come across a similar problem... Just wondering what I should or shouldn't do... Here's the situation... DD2 will be 2 weeks old tomorrow. Bfing is going great. I'm nursing only, and I am also pumping and storing. I am currently nursing on demand. At home, I find...

I feel like I am really losing my mind, I am so exhausted. 6 weeks ago it seemed DS was clearly moving toward sleeping all night. There was even one night where he only got up once, and only nursed for 5 minutes. But instead since then things keep getting worse. He has gradually been getting up...