What are alternatives to a bottle/nipple for a newborn? When we ask the nursery nurses to avoid artificial nipples and use something else (?) Should I buy these and take them with me when I go into labor? If the baby doesn't poop within 24 hours after birth, is it dangerous and does the baby have...

DD came with us to the OB office yesterday, and we showed her the baby on the u/s screen. I told her there was a baby in Mummy's tummy and that was a picture of the baby ... thinking that she'd have no idea what I was talking about. This morning DH and I were congratulating ourselves that baby...

Well here is a picture of Abby's latest misadventures...:) This child is trying to drive me batty! She also markered up the stove, refrigerator, and microwave stand...:P Well at least we didn't have pictures scheduled or anything, because it will not come off, it is still all over...

Apologies if this turns up twice, but the first attempt didn't appear. Hello everyone, Whilst sincerely hoping that this message doesn't apply to anyone here, I have just set up a web site telling the story of our premature daughter, included on the site is a page giving advice on breast feeding...

Bethany, who spent the first 15 months of her life waking every hour or two all night, slept through the night two Saturday nights ago and has been ever since. She has changed her bed and naptimes, they are an hour or two later (it's different each day) but she sleeps a whole 10 hours at night...

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...

See this pic of Kam and have ur speakers on! http://veepers01.budlight.com/service/RetrieveCard?id=A8D55E7A-51AF-11D8-ADD7-E3635E514682 -- Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 7 months still nursing strong with 6 teeth!

After a pretty trying (and noisy) fussy spell between weeks 2-8, my 3-month-old dd has now settled down into a happy baby. What a difference a few weeks make! Phew ... I have a sleep question, though: How much is "typical" for a 12 weeker? DD usually sleeps at least 15 or 16 hours a day. Her...

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Hi all, I have a problem I was hoping some of you all with more parenting experience thatn I have could give me some thoughts on :) My daughter (14 months) has been having, over the last few days, extremely foul-smelling, pale, beige-yellow bowel movements -- *not* white, but a color a touch...

(Try saying that subject header 5 times fast :) I'm a SAHM and to top that off I'm single. Needless to say DS (5 months) is very attached to mommy and hasn't had anyone else care for him regularly. I'm concerned because eventually I will have to return to school/work, although I'd like to try and...

Michael Jude is 10 weeks now and still co-sleeping with us. I nurse him to sleep each night as it seems to be the olnly way to get him to drift off into never-never land. I'll deal with getting him to sleep on his own later on I suppose but for now this has worked as a brilliant quick fix for a...

Just wanted to let you guys know that today I used my new Isis manual pump and got 3 1/2 ounces in seven minutes!!!! That's double what I get with my Medela PIS electric pump in 20 minutes :) I wish I had saved all that money from the onset. C'est La Vie... I'm so happy! :) Lisa

Hi Cheryl, I've been lurking here for about three years, and I ve been looking for a good excude to start posting. My son is almost 17 months old, but at 4 months, he was exactly like Jaden. He was never the best sleeper, but he made constant progress, and by three months he was sleeping 5 or...

Anyone know of a sewing pattern for a chil-size sling? My daughter has started trying to use ours fer her dolls and gets frustrated as it's so big!!

I really need to hear some positive stories. I am so sad. My baby was born on Dec 14 and nursing has been wonderful. She has never had anything but BM. I went back to work on Monday, fulltime. I have no choice but to work so cutting back or quitting is not an option. My work has a lactation...

I've read mixed reviews about when it's ok to start dairy such as yogurt, cottage cheese, regular cheese. Not milk, I know not to start that until a year. I've read that 9 months is ok if baby has no allergies, is this ok? laurie mommy to Jessica, almost 3 years and Christopher, 9 months

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I am so happy! DD is 23 months and has only slept through the night about 3 or 4 times ever. We have been trying to get her a little more scheduled and were waking her up at 7am every day and letting her sleep no more than an hour for nap so that she goes to bed at a reasonable time and now she...