Laurie wrote in message ... Christopher will be 3 months old on Wednesday (the 16th)! Wow, how did that happen? ;-) Happy 3-month birthday Christopher! Things have gotten a lot better, finally. I'd say that right about...

wrote in message ... At his 6 month WBV (which was really at 7 months), the doctor said I should start giving him cereal once a day because it's a 'good source of iron'. Well, cheerios *are* cereal g, and a good...

I think Jaden has developed object permanence. Yesterday he *really* wanted to nurse and started grabbing at my shirt, pulling the neck of it away from me, and rubbing his face all over me trying to latch right through the fabric. I'd say he knows the boob is still there even when it's covered...

This link was in my BabyCenter email for this week. http://tinyurl.com/35y5w I was very surprised to read this in it, under the section on preventing ear infections: "Practitioners such as Ruben believe that mothers transfer certain immune-building antibodies to their babies through breast milk....

Jaden had his 6-month check up two days ago. He's gone from 15 # 12 oz at 4-months-and-10-days to 16 # 14 oz at 6 months. Until this check he'd always been at the 75th percentile for weight, now he's 50th. Naturally it brought comment from the nurse practitioner. (I know, I keep saying I'll...

Jaden turns six months old today. That seems to be a traditional time for an update post, so here it is. His check up is tomorrow so I'll find out then how much he weighs. I'm guessing somewhere around 17.5 pounds, which would be a gain of 9.5 from his birthweight. 9.5 pounds of breastmilk. ...

Kari, what do you do during Xander's long awake period at night? I'm in the middle of one right now. It sucks. -- Cheryl S. Mom to Julie, 2 yr., 10 mo. And Jaden, 4.5 months The cleaning and scrubbing will wait till tomorrow, for children grow up, as I've learned to my sorrow. So quiet down,...

Soon after I started having to pump on my left side, I read here to squeeze the air out of the storage bag before sealing it to put in the freezer. Prior to reading that I had put three small bottles and two freezer bags (the Gerber kind) in the freezer without getting the air out. Will the air...

DS has continued to strongly prefer my right side. This started a little over three weeks ago. For four days, he wouldn't nurse on the left at all. He was thoroughly checked out by the doctor at that time, and no physical reason could be found. From there we've gotten to him accepting the left...

Why do some people not take no for an answer when they want to hold your baby? We were just at an extended family holiday party and DS was freaked out by all the noise and strange people. I spent most of the time we were there standing and swaying in a quiet corner soothing him. I knew if anyone...

I'm nearly-37 weeks pregnant, and haven't received any formula samples in the mail! Yay!! I guess it's due to not allowing any maternity stores to put me on their mailing lists, not subscribing to any free baby magazines, and not registering at Babies R Us (all of which I did last time, and was...

Today DS is six weeks old - the miracle milestone where bf gets infinitely better :-) And it is. I thought I'd post a brief recap of the preceding six weeks for others who are still in it, or yet to experience it. Week One Learning to latch, learning what "hunger" is, learning that nursing fixes...

DS' two-month old check up was today. He is doing great. Was 8# 9oz at two weeks, is now 13# 9oz, exactly five pounds gain in a bit over six weeks. He also grew from 21.5 inches to 24 inches. Weight and height are both 90th percentile. Head circumference is only between 10th-25th percentile...

I am forwarding this information that I received by email this morning. Please write! Just a quick note to let you know that the Michigan Breastfeeding Initiative, a peer counseling and education program that especially supports low-income breastfeeding moms, is threatened by Governor Granholm's...

DS (2.5 months old) has refused to nurse on my left side for 12 hours now, since 9:00 this morning. He is clearly hungry yet cries and acts very annoyed when I offer the left side and will not latch, but then nurses eagerly off the right side. What is going on? I've tried football hold to no...

At the Thanksgiving dinner table with everyone there yesterday, my BIL says to me, "So now that you're home all the time, what are you doing? Watching soap operas?" Me: "No, I've never watched a soap opera and highly doubt I ever will" (no offense to those that do) BIL: "Oh, are you doing any...

We arent' planning on anything but EBM until 6 months, but starting to formulate my philosophy on this. Suspect doctor will encourage us to start with rice cereal, but know that many of you smart people think food is better. I obviously understand the reasoning behind adding a single food at a...

for a five month old to empty a boob? the guy is on there and off in literally two minutes and then flailing to get away. could he really be full?

The Monk had his very first solids (at 5 months, 2 weeks and day) over the weekend - fresh steamed butternut squash mashed to a pulp. He made a terrible face on the first bite but easily moved the food to the back of the mouth, swallowed and opened for more. He does his "eaty eaty" sign...

"Elfanie" wrote in message ... here is an interesting editorial/article on breastfeeding... http://www.nyobserver.com/love_newyorkersdiary.asp obviously not something *I* agree with...and she sure doesn't seem to ...