(Teresa) wrote in message ... I had bleeding (regular periods with sugar pill) for several months (I think it was five or six cycles) while nursing - until I stopped the pill. Yuck - how not fun for you! I was...

(As posted in my LiveJournal...) As has been reported widely on many breastfeeding-related groups, a href="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,525037306,00.html" target="_blank"a woman was recently asked to stop breastfeeding/a at a local Burger King. This is not only against Utah law, but...

Banty wrote: Instead of telling people to ignore medical advice, since you have *no* credentials yourself, suggest that people take Hale's book as a cite, and present that to their physician and pediatrician. Often as not, we DO. And consult AAP information as well.

Rosalie B. wrote: The original thread that I saw had only two paragraphs to it and medication use was not addressed in either paragraph. It was posted to Newsgroups: misc.kids.breastfeeding,misc.kids,alt.parenting.solutions,alt.support.breast feeding,misc.kids.health So? What does that...

Karen wrote: I believe that I have a yeast infection and I have a prescription of 150mg Diflucan. Hales has it listed as L2. Has anyone had adverse side with their nursing babes. Not at all. It's very, very commonly prescribed for moms when combating thrush. --

Richard wrote: What factors affect the timing of teeth appearing? Micaela is toothless at 10 months, DW is concerned. AFAIK, it's all genes. My cousin didn't have any teeth until he was nearly 18 months. By that point, his gums had gotten so callused from gnawing everything that the

Taniwha grrrl wrote: Is this likely to be a swollen gland due to lactation or should I start worrying about cancer? Um. Neither. It's probably a plugged duct. http://www.kellymom.com/newman/blocked_ducts_mastitis_01-03.html --

Vicki S wrote: I currently take "6000 IU" of vitamin A per day in my prenatal vitamin, plus whatever is in my food. I'm about to have some foot surgery and the podiatrist was going to put me on more vitamin A, till he found out I was breastfeeding. (He asked! I was impressed.) ...

Mogget wrote: Cefaclor Commonly used in pediatric applications, L2, usual GI irritation warnings apply. Cefalexin

OK, so I did a scrapbook page on BF. After all, DS is already two, if I don't get to it within the next year or two, it'll be too late to get pictures! ; ) http://home.comcast.net/~tsu/breastfed.jpg The text is small; it reads as such: "breastfed is bestfed" "photos are of Gabe at two years"

Sandi wrote: Is Macrobid (nitrofurantoin monohydrate) ok to take while nursing a one year old? The insert says its contraindicated for infants under one month, but nothing about anything past that. Yes, it's an L2, approved by the AAP for use in BF mothers. Half-life, by the way, is only...

Hal Berman wrote: I'm a new Mom to a 5-day old who is frustrated (already!). I can't seem to produce enough milk for him. I would feed him constantly, but he would only have small amounts of poop in his diapers, and would not stop crying. I finally gave in and fed him about 1-2 oz...

Gabe had his 2-year WBV today. The ped said that I could switch him to low-fat milk now. I told him, well, Gabe doesn't like cow's milk. I was a bit surprised that he didn't ask about breastmilk or formula then, but he voiced a concern about calcium. In a way I can understand this since...

Laura and Bella wrote: What meds, if any, am I limited to seeing that Izabella is still breastfeeding? We are all really sick over here and I need something soon!! You're not really terribly limited at all. Doxylamine (the sedative in Nyquil) isn't preferred, because it's a fairly powerful...

I just thought I would spread this little bit of information, but I'm not sure if I believe it or not... My husband was watching the news the other morning while we were getting ready for work. They usually have a topic for preg mom's and expecting daddy's, mostly about dieting, and nutrition,...

Donna Metler wrote: I had my yearly with my OB/GYN-which in my case is also the "See if everything has healed correctly before even considering a next pregnancy". And as far as the appointment was, everything went well. However, when I was asked about my menstrual cycle, I commented that I...

My sister just emailed me the following link: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-leg26.html Anyone in Illinois - it sounds like time to write your (my!) legislator! Irene

I don't think I've seen this addressed before, so here goes: DS, who seems to be mostly weaned (tho he did nurse a few minutes yesterday morning at about 5:30 am, which is the longest he has in weeks) has been going through lots of changes lately. He got his big boy bed a few months ago, is...

"Cathy" wrote in message ... So (that got a bit long, didn't it!) any advice for me, on how I can advise her? I hate to say this, but you may need to set yourself up to expect to be disappointed. This doesn't sound like a very...

I haven't done any other research on this, but wow!!! http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061209/bob8.asp Irene