So the doctor has prescribed a steroid inhaler for Emily. I am reading stuff online that scares me, like it interferes with the pituitary gland and can inhibit growth in children! Emily is small enough, we don't need to do anything to stunt her... Can anyone shed some light on this?

I have had this yeast infection for two months on and off. I need to make a dietary change. Foods either feed the yeast or give my baby gas. Has anyone successfully gotten rid of yeast through a special diet? What did you eat? Meal ideas? BTW - tried everything else including Diflucan and Gentian...

Is it possible to nurse too much - to the point of an overweight baby? My Mom goes on and on (and on) about Lilly being fat. Mom also hates that I breastfeed... she thinks formula is better for babies. So, I think she is just lashing out. But, Lilly is chubby... I've always thought that was a...

Didn't someone in here mention the AAP B'fing books distributed to new moms by the formula companies? This is an interesting article from the NY Times: December 4, 2003 ADVERTISING Breastfeeding Ads Delayed by a Dispute Over Content By MELODY PETERSEN

How are things going for you and your family now? Were you able to get your car back? Hopefully, things are better. (((hugs)) -- Sue (mom to three girls) I'm Just a Raggedy Ann in a Barbie Doll World...

Nigeria Acquits Woman Sentenced to Stoning Death By TODD PITMAN, AP KATSINA, Nigeria (Sept. 25) - An Islamic appeals court Thursday threw out the case of a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for committing adultery, a case that sharpened the divide between Muslims and Christians...

I have a logistical question... How do you swap sides? Do you just nurse off one side all night long? TIA, maureen

Hi, sorry to be a pain again, but could some kind person please tell me whether an antibiotic called something like fluelaxacillin is safe while breastfeeding? He says it is, but I wanted to check first. Saturday night DH & I both got lots of gnat bites. Sunday morning his were mere specks,...

I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the...

A little background...our DD is 6 weeks, 4 days old today...I have been bf'ing her exclusively since she was born. I do pump every 2-3 days for an emergency freezer stash and she takes 2-3 bottles a week with no problem from dh or one of the grandmas. She was born at 7lbs 11oz and as of this past...

So, since I am close to getting an IUD, I'd like a little assurance that it really is the way to go. I've heard alot of people say they loved it, but I feel a little uneasy about having semi-permanent hardware hanging out in my insides... The things I am most worried about are pain/discomfort,...

It was a bit cold here last night so I turned on the heater (gas, radiant). DD Louka (14 weeks) was sitting on my lap at dinner, then fell asleep on my lap. When I picked her up to put her in her cot, I noticed her face felt pretty hot. I hadn't noticed anything wrong before that (I didn't feel...

Can anyone, who is well endowed 38DD+, please tell me what brand of Nursing Bra you use and find most comfy with lots of support? I don't really want the uniboob you get from sports bra types and I'd like something that won't make me look like an old hag. Thanks a bunch!!!

After a month of being offline, being homeless and unbeliveably stressed for a few weeks, and finally settling into our new home, I'm finally back online, with a brand new computer, new name, the works. Everyone is doing great..........we're settling into life in the country. The first few...

DD2 (now 4 months) is kind of giving me a run for my money... She still refuses to take a bottle of EBM. I've tried 2 different nipples yesterday, still no go. I guess I don't really mind so much, as I love the "our" time of nursing, but I wouldn't mind just a tad of freedom. It would be kind...

Happy 2nd Birthday to Barbara's (Circe) Vernon! 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."

Here is a page for February 14, or for Christmas week too! Heart to Heart: Japanese Women's Poetry with Ilustrations by Mary Cassatt http://earlywomenmasters.net/masters/cassatt/ You may have seen a Cassatt painting with children on a beach -- a detail from it is teamed up with

I am due in December and only have 2 really crappy nursing bras. I bought them from Motherhood maternity and find that the shoulder straps have stretched to the point that they slip off my shoulders and there is no more adjustability in them, they're as tight as they'll go. I am currently a 38D...

I am thinking about taking a short intense cooking class that would be 5 days long, 14 hours a day, at the end of July. My baby will be 7 months old, so I presume from my previous babies that she'll be on some solid food but still mostly nursing. At the moment, I am a sahm, and the baby doesn't...

In article , Truffles wrote: Happy 2nd Birthday to Barbara's (Barbara Foster Williams) Jamie! I hope you have a wonderful day! :-) A belated thanks! I haven't been reading here much lately, but Jamie is still nursing