My son is 5 months old. He weighs 20 lbs and obviously eats well during the day. My question is...how long can I expect him to sleep at night without needing to nurse for nourishment. He is waking usually 3 or 4 times a night and I know that he doesn't need to actually eat all of these times. Bed...

rice cakes! organic, no gm, no additives, no nothing, they dissolve by the time they get to his throat so he is getting used to lumps and he can feed himself with them! and, sweet potato, mushed up and very watery gets a sometimes open mouth instead of the tightly pursed lips! one day my boobs...

"Taniwha grrrl" wrote: Here's to a healthy and happy 8 (or maybe 7) remaining months :-) Thanks! The ultrasound said I am now 7 weeks, 5 days. I am "due" September 4, 2004. From my history, I rather expect to have the baby between the 21st and the 28th of August. (Now watch me go two...

Hi My name is AnneMarie and i am 20 weeks pregnant. I am very much wanting to breast feed my baby. I was wondering what i need to do to prepare for it. Is there anything that i can do now that would make the chances of me being able to breastfeed higher? Any advice would be highly appreciated...

Hi, My son was born on the 11th five weeks early and weighing just 4lbs 5.5oz - he also has a heavy dose of jaundice (potentially caused by spherocytosis - although this is by no means confirmed). Because of his small size and the jaundice, he and his mom are still in the hospital. My problem is...

Hmm, I rarely watch that show, but I did see one episode where Mrs. Ingalls was told by the doctor to switch the baby to (cows?) milk instead of nursing. She was sad, but did it because the doctor said to. Anna ted wrote:

I just finished reading the book "Milk, Money, & Madness" and I wanted to know if the bf'ing attitude has changed for the positive in the US since the copy write date of 1995? I was a very interesting book and a really good read. But, the book was published after Clinton agreed to the WHO code,...

The coupler that connects my Isis to the bottle is cracked, still works if I'm careful, but annoying. Is there anywhere that sells just the individual part or do I have to buy another whole pump kit? I only used the Isis occasionally the first time 'round. Now I'm working on the back-to-work stash...

hi. sorry i forgot to ask this question in my earlier post. from reading here, it is my understanding that oatmeal will increase breast milk production. since i am not a big oatmeal fan, i am wondering if Cheerios would also work? also, how much quantity are we talking, how many bowls per day,...

this week I've had to dump around 24oz of ebm which had been wrongly stored. I now have 1 bag in the freezer, which may or may not be ok and enough for today and maybe tomorrow in the fridge. Problem is I have one of those weekends that doesn't occur very often, I'll be away from ds and in a...

Yesterday, I got a call from daycare at about 4:00 saying that they'd run out of milk for (4-month-old) Sprogly. I'd sent 20oz, which was more than he was eating each day last week. He's gone from 12-14oz/day pretty consistently to about 16-18oz/day last week, and now this. I generally can pump...

We've recently had more luck getting our 15 month old to sleep at night, but we're still working out the kinks. One problem is that he wants to stay up late at night -- he falls asleep at 10 pm at the earliest, and that's after a struggle. He wakes up for the day between 6 and 7 am, and takes one...

i don't know wht to do. my 9 month old babe will not settle to sleep anywhere except in my bed, my boobs akimbo... he feeds back to sleep throughout the night, usually with me unlatching him before he's completely 'gone'. that's my elizabeth pantley effort i'm afraid... i love having him in bed...

(Crossposted to misc.kids.pregnancy) Erin was 3 months old on Jan 12th, so I guess it's time for an update. We had several reasons to celebrate - apart from the 3-months-anniversary, the day before was the anniversary of the conception ;-). Plus, Erin's urine culture analysis is sterile! Short...

When my baby arrives, we're planning on DH becoming a SAHD. I'll be pumping again, and while I have no questions on how to handle and store and heat EBM while he's at home, I'm wondering what will happen when he has to go out. I imagine he'll be taking my older DD to storytime and playgroups,...

I'm not sure what's wrong with the kiddo. Okay, so she's got some new skills, like rolling and reaching forward to grab things. This is exciting, and she doesn't want to eat all day. But what's up with night time? I'd understand if she nursed all night, but last night she cried and cried without...

The question just occurred to me: What does an OB/Gyn know about infant feeding anyway? Why would a woman take infant feeding advice from this type of doctor? -- Brigitte aa #2145 edd #3 February 15, 2004 http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/

Got to the hossy, waited 2 hours, doc takes one look and tells me he is fine go home! He didn't check him over. He said fits are common from babies brains that are developing!? I haven't seen it before in a developing baby. I was told to return if he had another fit. I feel better for having it...

my little angel has a very odd hairline- receded with large sideburns almost. anyway, the initial hair seems to be falling out now at five weeks and a new layer of peach fuzz is growing....will his entire hairline change do you think? His toddler pals are referring to him as "grandpa" :) Lisa

Xander is nearing the 4mo mark and well, Im more tired now that I was before! He nurses every 1-2hrs during the day and 2-3 hours at night, sometimes more often. Im pretty sure the night nursing is for comfort because it doesn't last more than 10 minutes usually. The problem is, he will eat, fall...