For those of you who have them, can you explain the role of the health visitor? (How often does she come, etc.) Unfortunately, it brings to my (*completely uninformed*) mind the concept of a government employee who might suddenly bring child welfare down on an unsuspecting parent who's doing...

Anybody had their kid get this? 3.5 month old Meg has several spots of it -- if so did you do anything other than use an antifungal cream (wait it out, garlic, etc) and how did that turn out? -- Dagny

From those of you who have been there, what happened to your breastfeeding relationship when you got pregnant again when your DD or DS was 8-14 months old? -- Dagny just thinking

AF back: 4 month old robust baby, round the clock demand nursing, frequent night nursing, cosleeping, no supplementation of course. Mixed feelings! -- Dagny

My left side has been hurting for the last three days -- but I didn't really investigate until today since I'm getting kicked, squeezed and bitten regularly by DD. Nope, it's a lump. I bought the Thermacare heat packs at the drug store -- the air-activated ones advertised for menstrual cramps...

There was a link posted here, I'm pretty sure this is where I found it. It was about how to bottle feed your baby when you want him to be able to return to the breast easily or switch back and forth between bottle and breast. It had a picture of the baby being fed upright. I think it was more of...

Having watched me stuff Thermacare heat pads in my bra many times to deal with clogs, my 24 month old daughter has once again gotten into the pantyshields and is sticking them to her little chest. -- Dagny Mom to Meg, 10/03 RD Poppin Fresh aka The Pianoman, 1/05

Poppin has herpetic looking ulcers on the inside and outside of lower lip. I had a cold sore outbreak a bit ago, and did not avoid kissing him b/c I was in denial for the first few weeks (I thought it was a pimple and irritation from blowing nose into tissue paper). Has been nursing both breasts. ...

Dearest m.k.b.'ers, I'm not sure how much longer I will be nursing. I'm resentful at times. I may cut my youngest back to two or three times a day. I needed to get that off my chest. I don't know if I will wean tomorrow, next week, next month or next year. Or in 2008. I probably won't have...

Hm, according to the CDC chart, Meg is -- hovering slightly above. She was born at 9lbs3, 22". She's now just a few ounces shy of 16 pounds and I expect her to hit 16 by 3 months (just a few days away). I think she's 26 inches by now; I measured her maybe 10 days ago at 25.5" I realize I should...

Meg is almost 3 months now. Lately when I have been in public or around company at home she has given me all sorts of trouble feeding her. She won't just latch on and eat, she has to complain about it a lot, latch on, latch off, get distracted, work herself into a fit ... only nurse on...

"Rob and Laura" wrote in message ... How many people here got their child vaccinated with the Chicken Pox vaccine? I have been reading alot online about it, and am a bit iffy now to have Izabella...

"Naomi Pardue" wrote in message ... Went back to the ENT today about my ear infections. My ears are feeling much better. Stopped draining about a week ago. You will recall that at my last visit, after taking a brief...

Hey, I need some more advice! (1) Is it necessary, when cosleeping, for Mom to alternate sides of the bed so that with the baby in between the parents facing Mom, baby's head doesn't get flattened on one side? (2) Baby sleeps snuggled into Mom's chest; Mom is barechested (for nursing and baby's...

Is there anything in a modern double-paned gas-filled clear glass window that would block UV light such that DD won't make vitamin D sunbathing at the window? Thanks! Dagny

Your input is appreciated -- Meg has cradle cap. It started about two weeks ago on her eyebrows and is now quite prevalent on her head -- I have read both that no treatment is necessary, and read that it is worth a trip to the doctor (the Mayo Clinic book from State Farm). I have tried soaking...

Hey all, a midwife friend brought her scale over and Meg is 13 pounds, 12 ounces in street clothes today, at eight weeks exactly! She's sticking on that 95% line on the growth chart. It was nice because I won't go for another WBV for another month, and even then am considering skipping it so we...

One of my nurse friends has suggested that Omega-3 deficiency may be a cause of day/night confusion -- that it may be treated by having the nursing mom take fish oil, or otherwise add it to her diet. -- Dagny

"Lori" wrote in message news:imgKb.27153$i55.19537@fed1read06... Is it normal to lose weight while breastfeeding. I was in shock yesterday when I stepped on the scale and saw that I had lost 30 pounds since my daughter was born 3 weeks ago. I only gained 11 pounds with my...

Just a brief update. My kids are 3 and 2 and nobody is weaning. My 3 year old is cut down to once a day but she will not forget that once a day (she is allowed before nap) unless she falls asleep in the car, and even then she usually asks for a make-up session. And, she regularly asks at...