I know that Dr. Thomas Hale is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Texas Tech University School of Medicine and he researches Breastfeeding Pharmacology. But where does he get the funding for his research? Does anyone know if the drug companies fund his research? -- Brigitte aa...

I am trying to wean my DD after 20 months of a wonderful bfing relationship but I need my body back and wonder what is the best way to go? We are at the end of a whole day but I am dreading putting her to sleep and the night as she feeds five times throughout. This morning she screaming crazily...

Hi; I am a first timer. I am due July 31st. I plan to breast feed, but my nipples are so sore that I wonder how painful is it going to be for a baby to suckle on them? They hurt when I touch them (& I am real gentle). Is breastfeeding painful? How long before I would get used to it? & of course...

Ok, obviously breast milk is better ;) My doctor has said that after 6 months the quality of breast milk goes down dramatically and breast feeding moms should supplement with a bottle of formula every day. If we don't supplement with some formula we should give our DS some vitamin...

http://www.coloradoan.com/news/stories/20040209/opinion/381853.html Wal-Mart right to say no By Linda Magloughlin ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------

Hope your DD is having a great first birthday! (How can it be a year already?!?!) -- Belphoebe

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...

Short version: Isabella Zora was born the evening of February 12 via=20 repeat c-section. She was 8 lb. 4 oz. Long version: It all started on January 31st. I started having=20 contractions about 1 pm every 20 minutes apart. By 10 pm, the=20 contractions were more intense and 7 minutes apart. I...

Happy Belated 9th Birthday to Leslie's Teddy! I hope you had a fantastic day! :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare." ~ Harriet Martineau

I stupidly switched to formula thinking I could have more time to get things done. I sincerely regret it. I formula fed my first two. Breastfeeding my third. It was the greatest bond I could ever imagine. How do I get my supply back? Does anyone know? I want to cry just thinking that I screwed up...

Angela wrote: During the course of questions, he looks at her teeth. He asks me if she's weaned yet. "No, no", I said, "she'll wean herself." "Oh", he said, "my kids did that when they were about eight months old." I've found that some people don't even get the concept of a child...

does someone have a list of antibiotics which are very breastfeeding friendly and wouldn't pass to the baby (said baby being 18 mths old)? -- elizabeth (in australia) DS - born 20-aug-02

Happy 6th Birthday to Patty's (P.G. Chavez) Corrine! I hope you have a wonderful day! :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."

My son sleeps in a crib and is 10 months old. He'll need about 2 feedings a night. I understand why he cries when he needs a feeding. He's saying "Mommy, come get me I'm hungry!". But sometimes he'll just let out a wallop and start crying for no reason at all (well..no apparent reason to...

As of today, I've officially been nursing for two years! My little sweetheart is two today! Two years ago I was in labor, and this morning she woke me up by snuggling up to me and saying, "Mommy, nurse Laura Anne please." I had always planned to nurse for at least a year, and then a vague "as...

Happy 2nd Birthday to Nancy P.'s Dana! I hope you have a fantastic day! :-) -- Brigitte aa #2145 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/ http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?selected=782084 "Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."

Hi Larry I noticed in a thread below that you mentioned a protective relationship between breastfeeding and leukemia. Do you have a reference for that? I'm not trying to disagree just interested to find out more :-) Thanks Judy

Dh and I went to one of his co-workers homes for a gathering the other day. His co-worker's daughter and her husband were there with her newly turned 1yo. We had our kids there as well. I was pretty sure the baby was breastfed because mom disappeared for a little while after he woke up and...

G'day I know I don't post much these days, but now I really need you guys for reassurance, encouragement, I don't know what. Sorry, this could get long and will probably be incoherent. I'm pretty tired. Last week my mum was in a car accident home in Australia. She's ok but will be in hospital for...

someone posted this link to another list that i am on. it is on the arkansas children's hospital (usa) website and seems to be saying that you should wean in the 2nd half of the first year and seems quite anti-breastfeeding. i thought some people might like to write some sensible comments to...