My son is 15 weeks old (3 months and 2 weeks), and I went back to work full time when he was 8 weeks old. Except for about 2oz of formula when he was in the NICU (given against my wishes) he's had nothing but breastmilk. His weight gain is good, averaging nearly 10oz/week, and he's grown a lot in...

I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of a good easy to read Height and Weight Percentile Chart? I have one in a book, but it is really difficult to read...the print is small, and it goes by 3 month chunks and it's really hard to figure out where DD is on the chart. Our doctor...

Hi Phoebe, How was your gallbladder diagnosed and how long did that diagnosis take? Thanks, Wendy

My baby will be 6 weeks old when I return to work at the end of January. I will be pumping EBM for her while I work. I will be away from her about 9 hours and I have no clue how much I should pump per day. I want to have at least a 4-5 day supply built up for when I go back does anyone know...

Happy New Year! I just wanted to post about my experience yesterday for those of you who might be going through the same thing. My son (4 1/2 months) has been having trouble waking during his naps and at night time. The trouble is that after about an hour of daytime napping he wakes and is unable...

Thanks to everyone who recommended them. Ah-mah boiled sweet potatoes for herself tonight, so we gave Caterpillar a couple spoonfuls. Not only did she eat a teaspoon or two, but she looked disappointed when it was all gone. We'd tried feeding her a bite of cooked apple just before...

Its the Moo boys big day - 6 months old today and the carrot is on to steam! I just wondered if anyone knew how long you can EBF for without the baby missing out on anything. teapot

DD reached the 4 month mark a few days ago, and while we are still going strong on bf, the past two nights leave me wanting to rip my hair out. both nights were hell on wheels for both of us. She refuses to sleep, and if she does by chance go to sleep, she sleeps for about a half hour then wants...

Should I nurse Alena after she throws up? She was acting hungry, so I fed her... is that okay? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com validate the email address before sending.

I have to share as I noticed the thread about night feeding. My DD has been bfing for 18 months, and we have also co-slept for the same time. The last couple of months she was waking every hour to feed and I have been ill for weeks due to being run down so took the bull by the horns and night...

Well DH managed to recycle the latest edition of the ABA mag on me when cleaning up before Christmas. I really wanted to check out the bronze statue "Cherish". I think there was a separate website to order it to the Mother's Direct site. If anyone could send me the link I'd be grateful. Ta Amanda...

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

Just saw a commercial for "The Early Show" on CBS. The woman who hosts it (don't know her name) said something like this: "Tomorrow on the Early Show...Breastfeeding. Is it good, or BAD for your baby? The great debate." Thought some of you might be interested in watching it. I'm curious...

DS will be 4 weeks old this saturday. When he was 4 days old his bilirubin level was 16, and down to a 15.2 the next day so his ped said that there wasn't anything to worry about cause it was obviously going down and it should be completely cleared up by 2 weeks. Here we are at almost 4 weeks and...

Last night at 2:30 am, I was ready to throw the towel in. Too many days and weeks of sleep deprivation were taking there toll. Our little vampire baby was resisting night sleep as usual and nothing could get him relaxed- not cuddling on mommy or daddy's chest (he normally loves this and would sleep...

Any suggestions on getting baby back to sleep in the most efficient way at night. Our son is 5 weeks old and still has his days and nights confused. We call him our little vampire :) as he slumbers for most of the day and is bright eyed and bushy tailed at night. After nursing and changing his...

Name seven advantages of mothers milk. The student in question had also partied the night before, and was hard put to think of 7 advantages. He wrote: 1. It is a perfect formula for the child. 2. It provides immunity against several diseases. 3. It is always available as needed.

Our little mush has spots all over his face which the doctor says is baby acne. We've been encouraged to let it run its course and simply wash with warm water a few times daily- no soaps, creams, etc... However I have been noticing that the condition is red and exacerbated when our baby is laying...

Hi, Could anyone offer any help or advice on breastfeeding after having a piercing removed? I took out my nipple ring over a year ago but am still getting like a 'core' thing coming out if squoze and to be honest it doesnt smell too pretty (EW gross! Way to stop people replying) I've seen my GP...

I was at work the other night (I work at a hospital), and had been told that there were two LC's on staff in the OB department, one on days and one on nights. I had met the day nurse/LC last week. Because the hospital is so small, there are often no OB patients and the OB nurses have to float to...