I'm introducing DS2 to solids, but he's a bit different to DS1, except in that their first solids were grass! Thought I'd forego the rice cereal, as DS1 ate so little of it. Things DS2 HAS eaten: grass paper a small 'Made in China' sticker a little skin and flesh from a raw potato

Finally got round to writing up the full birth story of Sophie Jade (for anyone's that interested!). She'll be 6 weeks old on Monday and all is going well. Her big sister (who's 2 and a half) has adapated so well and we're so proud of her. I'm feeling pretty good, considering the sleep...

At our 2 month checkup, the pediatrician recommended that we start giving her a multivitamin. Actually, she recommended vitamin D supplementation b/c we live in Maine, don't go outdoors right now unless completely bundled, and Madi is quite fair skinned. She also said that she recommends giving...

"Donna Metler" wrote in message ... Alli's 14 months. I currently pump only twice a day-morning and night. I still haven't gotten AF back. WHile I admit to it having been kind of nice to go almost 2 years without...

My DD is drooling... she started just the other day, not all the time, but most. Could she be teething? She has been slightly more fussy, but I assumed it was something I ate. Also, the right side of her face is slightly more puffy than the left. I noticed this today - it could have been like...

no cracked nipple, no pain, basically no reason to be suspicious, pump as need milk for baby tomorrow, stimulate let down, do about 10 long strokes, arrggghh, blood everywhere, bottle contains 2oz of bright red liquid. Now I've trickled blood into pumped milk before and it has been pink,...

"Brookben" wrote in message ... She's 10 weeks old and 13 pounds. Any advice? Call your doctor and ask about reflux. Jess

My 2 month old DS has an ear infection and is now on antibiotics. I want to make sure I do everything I can to prevent thrush while he is on the antibiotics. Any tips? I started eating yogurt, but that was all I could think of. Karen

this is really not good, the swollen nipple is now less swollen, but has turned black on one side, don't know what to do at all, do I go to the doctors, now, or tomorrow, do I feed, or not feed and if I don't should I not pump and chance it, just to leave that poor nipple alone? Anne

Extraordinary Breastfeeding Channel 4 Wed Feb 01 9:00 PM 1 (60 min., Subtitledin English, United Kingdom, Medicine/Psychology) Everyone knows that breast is best, but for how long? Is it OK for toddlers to pull up their mothers' shirts and ask for 'mummy milk'? What about feeding a four-year-old?...

Some of you might be interested in a programme being shown on UK TV on Weds 1st Feb on Channel 4 called Extraordinary Breastfeeding. Its subject is extended breastfeeding. I don't know what the angle is so can't recommend or disrecommend, just thought some people might find it interesting. Jeni

I woke up this morning with a very painful and throbbing right breast. But no hardness, lump, or redness. Throughout the day, I have started to feel much worse. Now I have a fever of 102. I still am pumping and bf'ing on the right side, and it is soft and pliable, still not hot or red, still...

I found a bit of what appears to be mucous in Morgan's diaper and in her vaginal area. Could the antibiotics have given her a yeast infection as they sometimes do to us? ~Carol Ann Oh, for those interested, I took Robuttusin and feel AWESOME now!

i'm 22 years old and have a 2yr old and a 6 week old baby . i feel over whelmed i love my kids soo much but i feel like i'm loosing my mind at the end of the night . the lack of sleep is not the problem, I don't know what is. their dad comes home around bed time so i feel like he is never home ....

I feel like I'm being forced to take part in a sleep-deprivation experiment. Yesterday, DD's naps got all screwed up because we were out during the day, and she just refuses to sleep under any circumstances that are the slightest bit off her routine, so she napped from roughly 3 until 7, then was...

Does anyone know why my 7.5 month old son would have increased his poos to one every 2 hours or less? The colours are all different, no blood, no new foods, and it has only been the last 2 days. 6 month needles were this morning, so unrelated. He has also started to *scream* with nappy changes...

First, let me introduce myself. My name is Sarah and I have been lurking since pregnancy. You all have great advice and have helped us alot. My DS is now 4 months old and loves his breast milk. Now for my question - I work one day a week but am gone for 14 hours. I pump at least 3 times with a...

I'm wondering if anyone out there has or does or would feel similar to what I'm feeling lately... I was a bf baby, so were both of my younger brothers. I have always had great, great support from my mother as far as nursing goes... I breastfed DS exclusively until he was about 10 months old, then...

Ilona as I mentioned in a previous message today, is 5 months, the pediatrician told me to start on solids: the first week juice, second week juice and cereal, third week juice cereal and fruits etc, etc. We live in Ecuador, where things might be a bit different than in the US (where I am from). ...

I'm really quite concerned about it, the swelling is much reduced and the blackness has faded, I've been able to have a bit more of a feel, pain permitting and there seems to be a hard lump, which I'm fairly sure isn't at all related to milk ducts, as there is no swelling or anything further...