Does anyone else have a baby that won't let you put her down? Alena won't even sleep in her bassinette anymore! She wants constant skin to skin contact! Right now she's in the Maya Wrap and is quite content. But I need to cook breakfast and DH is still sleeping. If I put her down, she screams...

(Not cross-posted, but posted several places separately.) There should be a special hell reserved for people who drag 10 week old babies on cross-country roadtrips, and one feature of that hell is the presence of a 10 week old baby on your cross-country roadtrip. We set off at 6am on the 7th,...

my dr has prescribed me aprinox 5mg (for fluid retention). obviously the dr said it was ok for breastfeeding. but the pharmacist said no. what does hales say? i would be worried that it would dry up my milk supply. also, dr suggested evening primrose oil daily & vitamin b6 in addition to...

Hello, This question is similar to the thread on post-natal depression but I'm dealing with anxiety. My midwife says sometimes post-natal depression can manifest as anxiety. However, I have been an anxious person nearly all my life. Now with the baby (my first, he's now 7 mo.), I am even MORE...

My 5 month and 1 week old dd has started solids about two weeks ago. She has all signs of readiness for solids. I've been giving her about 2 tablespoons of rice cereal only once a day. I have two questions. (She's exclusively breastfed/ebm fed) 1. She's been pooping once in 3 days before I started...

I know this is WAY early, but when should you absolutely start solids? I've heard of people waiting until the baby's about a year. What's the absolute latest to start? -- Lina Alena born July 1st, 2003 www.maternalinstinctscanada.com

**gross alert** My dd pooped today (A LOT) after 3 days of ebm and rice cereal. I noticed that most of the poop is runny and seedy though darker in color. I noticed few big lumps in the poop almost the size of golf balls. Does this mean she can't digest rice cereal I've been giving her? She didn't...

Audrey stinks! I think it is only her "wind" as her wet nappies smell ok, and she doesn't really poo that much. Could it be the asparagus I've been eating, or just the general increase in vegies? I thought exclusively fed bf babies always smelt sweet, but boy is she dropping some...

That would like to help keep alive a very nice 35 yo Disabled Gentleman that has problems eating real everyday type food....Doctors said that if he can get 2-3 Lactating Ladies that could help with their excess milk...it is the healthiest way to keep this kind gentleman alive......Proper offers can...

I always stuck a cloth diaper in my night gown. I also kept some around for the breast not in use to leak on. I got tired of waking up wet all the time. LB Irish Marie wrote: I have been co-sleeping with Liam more than I thought I would be and one thing that I have noticed is that the...

I'm fairly new here. I'm mostly looking for support and to support others. I did my intro a few weeks ago. My son is 21 months and I"m pg w/ #2. I work 50% time and we practice AP. My son has always been fairly gassy. When he wakes up at night he often needs Pappa to pat his butt until he...

Alena has thrush... yay... not My breasts are so sore I feel like she's biting me!! When I wear my bra (which is always) I feel like it's biting me! We're seeing the doctor at 5:30, but what should I ask him about it? Reccomendations? -- Lina Alena born July 1st,...

They don't seem to have it online, so I can't show you what I'm talking about. But I was at JCPenney last night and happened to pick up and browse through their maternity catalog. They have a small selection of maternity/nursing nightgowns and other sleepwear, some of which, of course, come with a...

http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/babyblue/about.htm Baby Blues online today has a strip that echos my feelings very much. I know its two weeks behind the paper strips, did someone already post it here? -Shannon

Went to Dr today and she agreed for me to start Zoloft 50mg for 2 weeks, then upto 100mg. She has reservations about me taking and nursing, I showed her the description in Hales and she agreed as long as the baby is not having adverse side affects. My question is when is the best time to take in...

Alphawave wrote in message ... Okay, I promise I'm not going to post every time we've gone another month with bf. :-) But I just wanted to give a little update, since things weren't going ideally at 3 months. I'm finally in...

That would like to help keep alive a very nice 35 yo Disabled Gentleman that has problems eating real everyday type food....Doctors said that if he can get 2-3 Lactating Ladies that could help with their excess milk to feed him...it is the healthiest way to keep this kind gentleman...

What are your thoughts on these? Has anyone ever used them? Do they work? Do they confuse baby? --Alison

Turns out despite my efforts the dreaded postnatal depression is back. I really though I wasn't going to get it this time. My health visitor asked lots of questions and I do have it again. I knew deep down inside, but I was ignoring it. I have never treated PND with meds before, and I won't, just...

Hi. I have a three week old little girl, and I have a question about breastfeeding. For about half of her feeding things are going just fine, then she will start to make this "clicking" noise. All I can figure out is that she is losing suction and then pulling back on really quick. I've...