I took Kami in for a check at the clinic, and told them (health visitor and nursery nurse), that I was still breastfeeding, they said I was a good example, as many moms quit early or don't even bother to try breastfeeding. Then even before I had Kami on the scales they asked the dreaded...

There was an advert in the local paper the other week to become a "Breastfeeding Peer Supporter Volunteer" It's a scheme that the local HV's are setting up for mums-to-be and new mums so they can speak to some one who had been there, seen that etc. I just filled in my application form! -- Clare L

Anne Rogers wrote: it's a sleep drug, I took it for the first time last night, after nursing, it was 8.5 hours til I nursed again which is quite regular for us, usually I would feel fullish, but not engorged, this morning I felt really empty, ds didn't...

jus checking to see if my posts are appearing teapot

I'm not sure if this is it, or not, but ds (28 months) seems to be heading towards self-weaning. Now that I'm almost 5 months pg, there's hardly any milk left. About once or twice a day, he asks for mommy milk, tries for a moment, and then declares "all gone." Fortunately, I've been explaining...

I started this in the the thread about the US PSA being changed because of pressure from the formula companies, but since it's kind of long and off-topic thought it made more sense to start a new thread. Not that anyone asked :-), but IMO the only gold-standard scientific evidence about the...

OK, I just got off the phone with the nurse in my gastro's office. She told me very curtly that due to the sedation during the procedure (Demerol & Versed) that I would be unable to nurse for 24 hours. I told her equally curtly that nursing was a priority, that I wasn't nursing a small infant,...

teapot wrote: is it 6 month birthday for Caterpillar yet? Rachel wrote: Happy 6 month bday CP!! How is this possible? Well, we've made it to 6 months. (Either on Saturday or Sunday or Monday, depending on how you count, but no matter what method you choose, we're definitively to 6 months...

Richard wrote: I just spoke with a customer service representative at Merck and was told that monovalent equivalents of MMR (M, M, and R) are indeed available in the USA on an "allocation basis". This means that they will be sold to pharmacies and health care ...

These will seem like daft questions but I would appreciate your input on these few questions/ points that I have been thinking about. They are regarding my 7 week baby boy who sleeps in a crib in our room. 1. If a baby farts during or just after feeding, does that count as winding ie has the air...

I still hate breast feeding :P but I am more confident that I am supplying what my baby needs! hes gaining weight! YaY

Dear misc.kids.breastfeeding.solids, The chart we've been following for introducing solids says "seeds" should be avoided until 24 months. (Banana seeds? Avocado pits?) I just realized the whole-grain bread Ollie's been eating -- one of the few solids he likes -- has sunflower seeds. Whoops. But...

I'm seriously considering getting a Snuggle Nest ( www.snugglenest.com ) for Lily when she arrives. Curious if any of you have used this product and what your thoughts were. We already have a bassinet and a Pack n' Play (both of which Laszlo refused to sleep in - he slept in his swing for...

I'm about to start a course of sertraline (Zoloft), if it works for my PND I'll probably take it for a year. I've been told that though this has a minimum risk for breastfeeding that as I have given him the benfit of 6 months breastfeeding and now would be the time to stop. What do...

Hi guys, I am surprised that nobody mentioned this article from the NYTimes: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/04/business/media/04adcol.html Simple registration is needed to read it. You can probably Google for it, though. Also, more about it...

In the UK we get free 'Bounty' packs, a couple when the baby is born, one for weaning (getting onto solids not giving up BF) and one for toddlers. I went to collect my weaning pack today. The only thing I would consider feeding the Moo was a jar of Hipp organic fruit. And I kept the weetabix...

From CNN.com: http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/West/11/12/breastfeeding.apology.ap/index.html Burger King apologizes to breast-feeding mom Wednesday, November 12, 2003 Posted: 11:18 AM EST (1618 GMT) OREM, Utah (AP) -- Burger King has served up a plain apology to a woman who said she was ordered by a...

It appears my posts were appearing but were dated 5 days ago so I have to repost a post i made last night. ------------------------------------------------- Over the last few days I have been having debates in my head over whether or not to give up bf. Liam is getting about 4-5 5/6ozs bottles of...

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...

When my son Ian was born 3.5 weeks ago, he suffered from pathologic jaundice due to blood group incompatibility. He wasn't doing very well and my milk was coming in slowly, so my doctor decided to push fluids through him at the time, using only a finger feeder so as to monitor his food intake...