Hi, I've been reading this group for a while, and I have a question I'm sure someone out there can answer. DS will be 5 months old on the 1st of January. I stay-at-home and don't have much reason (so far) to give a bottle. At some point I would like to go to the movies, shop, etc without DS...

Hello all, Brief intro: I've been lurking here since Jellybean was born on 4/18/03. We had some initial probs with BF, and I found answers to questions I didn't know I had here. What a great group of folks! I am hoping for some answers and reassurance from you all today... Jellybean has had a...

New York Jen wrote: So, I still know that I have hCG in my system, which is the pregnancy hormone after all. Well congratulations again! You must be shell-shocked... I just finished reading an article on fertility treatments, and it mentions that often couples that went through a succesful...

ted wrote: 1. In a fairly established bfing routine (say, 6 months), how long can the mom go without nursing or pumping before she runs out of milk? In my case the question was: how long can I go without feeling like I will explode? That would be around 4-5 hours at that stage. Longer when DS...

Anne Rogers wrote: my two month old had his first lot of jabs yesterday, we also have a heatwave at the moment, he's been sleeping loads and not demanding food, he went nearly 7 hours overnight, had a quick snack, then demanded food about 3 hours later, he's been dozing every since, 5 hours...

mountainspring wrote: My 4.5 month old suddenly started having green stools over a week ago. Generally, they are dark green in color (the color of overcooked sprinach), fairly watery and soak into the diaper, but there is still some solids in it, that are sort of stringy. I haven't noticed...

Rosie wrote: I am managing to eat a bit more and definitely feel more milk in today - hopefully in a few days it will be back to normal. I'm glad you're feeling better and your supply is on the rebounce! Don't worry, most of the weight loss is water, and you wouldn't want that off if you were...

Katie Jaques wrote: Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts and wishes. I knew you would all want to know about Barbara's condition. Most certainly!! Thanks Katie! I am thrilled to know she is doing so well so soon, it can only be a good sign. You must all still be feeling shaky from the...

Hello - My 2nd baby will be 5 months old on 11/11. She was 9lbs at birth and now weighs about 17 pounds and is 26 inches. At her 4 month checkup my ped. said I could "try to wait until 6 months to start solids but she'd probably need to start earlier because physiologically she's like a 6 month...

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....we have a lovely ten-week-old boy, vigorous, cleareyed... About noon yesterday I glanced in on him sleeping in his pram, and saw that he looked very pale, too pale. I looked more closely and saw he had big blue rings under his eyes. By now I was examining him closely, and thought I heard a...

Hello all; I am in the April class, graduating from MKP to MKB in the next few weeks. My name is Alexis, I am 39 and expecting my first child (gender as yet unknown) around 4/21/04. I have NO experience with breastfeeding, even when I was a live-in nanny the kids were all formula fed. I've hardly...

Finally a nice story for a change. The link below is to an article about a police officer in China who breast fed at one stage up to 9 babies after the quake. She is being hailed as a hero but she states "I think what I did was normal," she said. "In a quake zone, many people do things for...

I just don't get this world. Let's face it everywhere we look there are "obscene" images, especially on the net. Now a blogging site have shut down/cancelled a womans account because wait for it she posts "obscene" photos. NO not penises (or penii if thats the plural) but breastfeeding photos...

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Hi, Does anyone have a good link to a comprehensive list of breastfeeding problems, and their symptoms? I am looking for something a pregnant woman might read to give her a quick overview, so she knows such things like tongue tie, or over active let down exist. So if they occur, they have...

Hi all, I take "Nature's Own", the only brand I've found fenugreek in capsule form. The blurb says it's "an expectorant, .. helping to eliminate excess mucous, assisting in getting relief from the symptoms of hayfever, sinusitis, catarrh and colds ... helps maintain a healthy skin through a...

I can see Audrey's bottom teeth under her gums now and in the last few days she is getting very chompy with her gums, exhibiting a totally new way of mouthing things with a brand new grizzly cry. She is 5 months old in 2 weeks and her cousin got teeth at 5 months, so I think this may be...

That's excellent Laurie : ) "Laurie" wrote in message ... Oddly enough, on my first night back at my old job, Christopher actually took *TWO* bottles from DH tonight! For a total of about 6 ounces or so. Yippee!!!!!!!! ...

can someone look up Zolpidem (stilnox in australia) for me please? also, a friend has been advised she may need to take progesterone to maintain a pregnancy. i know the mini-pill is recomended for breastfeeding mothers, does anyone or hales say anything about the compatibility of progesterone...