I'm due back at work tomorrow. Before E was born, i was quite sure I wanted to go back to work, but now, I keep having second thoughts. She will be taken care of by my Mom until June, and then will go to a daycare. It's just, I didn't expect to feel so.. sad. I feel like I'm neglecting my duty of...

I was waiting for a freind outside the lingere changing area todayin Marks and Spencers, she took ages so I started to nurse Moo boy. An assistant came over and I girded myself for the onslaught knowing that M&S have a good breastffeing policy. She asked very politely if I was comfortable where I...

In , Jo wrote: * *Sorry? No ill effects? It put him to sleep? That shows that the amount *of alcohol you had DID affect his brain, doesn't it? I'm not saying you OK, stop me if this is a crazy thought, but - doesn't nursing...

Actually, Caterpillar is sleeping fine. But in addition to her two "root whimper nurse (all while asleep)" sessions, she's had 3 or 4 crying thrashing fits every night for the last few days. She doesn't wake up unless I wake her, and the quick latch-on doesn't prevent thrashing or crying. ...

Assume you are talking about my post re the "nasty" thing. I honestly did not mean to offend. I HAVE tasted formula and it not sweet like BM and rather has the texture of Slimfast, which, IMO (after all that's what usenet is all about) tastes nasty. I was not slamming, just wondering why...

my girlfriend and her girlfriend just had babies 4 days apart. they plan to practice what she calls "bridging" -- breastfeeding each others babies several times a day, supposedly to give the babies benefit of the additional antibodies from a second "mother". i am pregnant, will deliver april 9 and...

My friend and neighbour was telling me today that she met an previous neighbour yesterday whilst visiting her parents who has a 2 week old baby and is bf but is finding it difficult and tiring because he is feeding every couple of hours. So she told her about how I was the same at the start but...

*sigh* my Q is 'how little solids for an 8.5 month old? Pup just isn't going in for this food lark atall. We're lucky if he takes one baby teaspoon a day of anything. We try twice a day and have been doing so now for 5 weeks - very trying. He is more enthusiastic in body language terms of...

Hi, I weaned my 26 month old, one month ago, and ever since I just keep on putting on weight. My weight is normally very steady and I never gained weight when I weaned my middle son at the age of 2. (I was pregnant when I weaned my oldest). Does anyone have any ideas why I'm gaining so much weight...

I took DD to her 4 month WBV yesterday. She's doing great--95th percentile all the way around (such a change after having a little boy who could barely reach the charts), and no problems. But the amazing thing to me was that the doctor didn't once mention starting solids. Didn't even come up. He...

DD (almost 10 weeks old) is a beautiful, healthy baby. She eats very well, is very smiley and happy, poops and pees as she should and is growing mentally and physically. So the breastfeeding is working, and I do feel great about that. Our trouble area is the sleep department...we are a mess...

When I am pumping as usual, I found out the milk is PINK. I noticed that blood is pumping out ,blood is not from nipple. Right side, left side is fine Anyone can help me?

Going back to my DD and MIL situation, I believe that MIL has clinical depression, I am not a doctor by any means but the symptoms do match. Could it be that DD is picking this up and that is why she does not want to be with her? She suffers from Parkinson's Disease and this is partially the...

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Hi, About 1.5 - 2 weeks ago, I saw I had a milk blister on my right nipple. I worked it out in the shower and it is long gone, however, that bb is still just as sore. I don't think its thrush, as the other bb doesn't have this issue and no white spots in baby's mouth. I really don't think its...

Hello All, I am the mother of an incredibly wonderful little boy who is coming up on 15 weeks! I can't believe how much he's grown and changed already. Anyway, he is being nursed on demand, and he sleeps with us in our bed. Since he was born he has nursed every hour, sometimes even...

My first reaction is YAAAAAAAAAAY!!! My second reaction is, if my cycles are going to be THIS painful every time then they can just go the hell away and stay away! ;( This last 2 weeks of BFing was painful and irritating and I was SO ready to wean Nicolas because I just couldn't stand it. Now I...

I'm always paranoid. Being an infectious disease epidemiologist and investigating all sorts of diseases,now I'm panicked every time A sneezes! Pertussis is a problem in our area. And my mom was here with a persistent cough. When she left DD started coughing, but barely, and has a stuffy nose. It's...

In article , (Herself) wrote: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Simply telling a new mother to breastfeed, or even giving her a pamphlet laying out the benefits, is not enough to really encourage the practice, according to a study published on...