So, I made plans with the same women I was supposed to see last week when I had the ocular migraine and guess what...about an hour before I was supposed to leave, same headache (only lights flashing in left instead of right eye). These are the women from my infertility support group...we've been...

Please forgive me for shamelessly copying teapot again! :) DS turned nine months on Dec. 8--so now he's been on the "outside" about as long as he was on the "inside." How's everyone at or around the nine-month mark doing? These days, DS's favorite obsession is standing. He started pulling up...

HI. I was just wondering if I could pass my cold to my daughter through my milk. She is 1 week old and seems to be getting goopy eyes. I have been trying to get over a cold for about 2 weeks now. Also does anyone know a quick fix for sore nipples, other than Lanolin. I can't afford to get any...

For the past 2 weeks my daughter (almost 13 weeks old) has been crying at my right breast. (I've posted about it before.) Today just to switch things up, she's decided to cry at my left! I think what I have is a semi-mild case of a combination of overactive letdown and too much milk. I didn't...

Collected from Ingenta. The Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale: Psychometric Assessment of the Short Form Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, November 2003, vol. 32, no. 6, pp. 734-744(11) Dennis C-L. Abstract: Objective: The purpose of this study was to reduce the number...

I posted several times over the weekend with the ongoing saga of my plugged duct and bleb, today it has returned, but no sign of a bleb, but nothing I do can get it unplugged. I can't think why this is happening, nothing has changed in our nursing pattern, still on 5/6 times per day, plus usually...

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Both Alena and I are out with the flu, but she's not eating too much right now. She's really congested and it's hard for her to eat. So in between lots of sleeping I'm pumping. Should I pump and dump, or would this milk be okay to store? -- Lina Alena born July 1st,...

is it just me, or are others getting "old" posts repeated?? Dawn

There are loads of lovely cartoon on this site by a attachment parent. Cheered me up loads! http://www.angelfire.com/comics/hathor/oopsy.html teapot

I am depressed. It appears I am gettting menses one month after birth. I am breastfeeding and my supply is good. Last pregnancy I had a break from menses for 3 months with the BF, why this time am I getting it so soon!!! I thought when you BF, it is delayed. Thanks

DS has continued to strongly prefer my right side. This started a little over three weeks ago. For four days, he wouldn't nurse on the left at all. He was thoroughly checked out by the doctor at that time, and no physical reason could be found. From there we've gotten to him accepting the left...

I'm currently 24ish weeks pregnant, and for the last month or so I've noticed *things* appearing in my nipples. They're yellow and hard and about the diameter of the wire used for paperclips. I can pick them out, and it doesn't hurt, but they come back. They seem to accumulate in the cracks...

I was prescribed Dicloxacillin for sever mastitis, can anyone please look it up for me? Thanks! t.

What can I do about my 1 month old son, who is breastfed and supplemented with formula. He only poops once every 2 or 3 days and in between, spends most of his time turning red/purble due to straining and pushing. he does pass a lot of gas. The pushing and arching back and squirming makes it...

I started temping this month. So far I'm in cycle day 17 with no sight of Ovulation and my OPK sticks all came out negative. Since my last cycle was 43 days long I'm not surprised. My BBT chart looks like Rocky Mountains. How do frequent night wakings effect BBT? Is there a chance to get a clear...

I posted a few days ago about what turned out to be a bleb. I popped it and have been slathering Lansinoh on the nipple for days (it also had a crack on it) but it's still really, really sore. I didn't expect this to happen with an eight month old. Is there anything I should be doing to make it...

I realized that my name change wasn't worth it. So I'm back, in real clothes. No longer Herself, although I am herself. :-) -- It's Tis Herself

I took Koby for his 4 month visit today. I knew his weight was going to have increased but I couldn't beleive he now weighs 19lbs. 6 oz.!! Everyone is amazed at his size b/c I am very petite (and breastfeeding). I'm assuming his weight gain will slow down a bit, especially when he starts...

Yes I caved, I tried my best but my DD and DH didn't like the miserable person I was becoming. I was told to let him stay at the breast along as he wanted and that left me with 1 hour of nursing every 2 hours and I still had to pop I'm off because he would not stop! My DD began to loathe me, and...