Hi, I have been lurking around here for about a month.I'm coming out of lurkdom because I really need some help. I'm mom to 4 kiddo's my last is 4 months old as of the 25th. She is the 1st that I have bf only,I have been determined to hang in there this time but we have had some major...

Cheryl S. writes: I got food poisoning last Thursday. Have lost six pounds in 4-5 days. ISTR there is something bad about losing weight too rapidly and nursing. Ketones? What do I do? I was dehydrated for a day but he seems to have made up for that. There's nothing you can do really. A...

My wife has been breastfeeding our first son for 4 1/2 months so far. She started working about 2 months ago and has been pumping out breast milk since then. A week ago, she noticed some blood in the pumped milk, which makes about 3 ounces of milk displaying a pink color. This happened again two...

The Moo has a cirular thing on his arm, about the size of a 5p bit, (dunno what that is in American, sorry) It is in exactly the same place as a scabies track he had but that was treated back in November. The outside of the circle is a bit scabby and the inside was bumpy. The inside is now smooth...

hey there all..... i don't post here much but i do lurk and i post over on mkp. i am due in just under 3 weeks.....2 days before brigette to be exact. anyway my question is about celexa. i have been taking it during my pregnancy because paxil and zoloft didn't work. i am wanting to breastfeed...

hi is white raw egg is good for baby specially in milk.can we give raw egg to 1 year baby?

oht... I refuse to believe this is colic. I think Alena's hit a growth spurt. My milk is flowing like a fast river right now and this monkey is so fussy I barely get any sleep. however everyone around me is saying that she's got colic and that I should stop feeding her every time she cries. well,...

My left side has been hurting for the last three days -- but I didn't really investigate until today since I'm getting kicked, squeezed and bitten regularly by DD. Nope, it's a lump. I bought the Thermacare heat packs at the drug store -- the air-activated ones advertised for menstrual cramps...

So the doctor has prescribed a steroid inhaler for Emily. I am reading stuff online that scares me, like it interferes with the pituitary gland and can inhibit growth in children! Emily is small enough, we don't need to do anything to stunt her... Can anyone shed some light on this?

Taniwha grrrl wrote: Is this likely to be a swollen gland due to lactation or should I start worrying about cancer? Um. Neither. It's probably a plugged duct. http://www.kellymom.com/newman/blocked_ducts_mastitis_01-03.html --

June 26, 2003 For Immediate Release Contact: Sherri Willis Ellen Sirbu, City of Berkeley, 510. 981.5131 Kelly Moore, Native American Health Center, 510.535.4417

My son nursed to sleep every night, and couldn't fall asleep without nursing. I ended up nightweaning (other than going to bed) when he was one or two years old (it's all a blur) and it was hard on all of us -- but I was going insane from lack of sleep as he'd wake up every hour or two and want to...

I plan to use this pump at work, but it says in the instructions that it needs to be washed and sterilized after each use!!! I need to pump at least twice while I am at work, and of course there is no way I can sterilize it or even wash as the "breastfeeding room" at work is nowhere close to the...

I am having a problem with supply. My son was born 3 weeks early and is now 8 weeks old. I have been having problems breastfeeding from the beginning. Know problems are high palette and weak sucking. The hospital grade pump is stronger than he is. I have been on Fenegreek and Blessed Thistle and...

Last night our 4 1/2 month baby cried so hard in the car that he started choking. I knew something was wrong while I was driving because he just suddenly stopped crying. Thank goodness his grandma was sitting in the back seat with him. She said something was wrong and I needed to pull over. He...

My nearly 7 month old daughter Emily is still on ebm, but will have to make the switch to formula as our supply will be running out in a matter of days. All has seemed well, although she seems so small! Just the other day, a friend of ours brought their 6 wk old over and he is 12 lbs. He started...

Hi everyone! I've been lurking here for quite some time, and have a moment to post an intro. I may be asking lots of questions! My name is Lissie, and my DS was born on Sept. 7th. He was 8 pounds 4 ounces at birth - I had a long/difficult labor, with some complications. I had hoped to have ...

Well, it's the new year and it's time to update the birthdays. So, anyone who didn't get a greeting last year or is new to the group, and would like a birthday greeting, either post the information to this thread or email me (just take out "GoAwayWorm" from my address). :-) -- Brigitte aa...

We've determined that Pillbug drinks 20 oz. during the day, so that's what I need to pump daily. I can usually get 3-4 oz. per 8-minute session. If I go to 10 minutes, not much more comes out. That means I need 5 to 6 pumping sessions per day. My friends, and the websites and books, say...

Madi (5.5wks) nurses almost constantly all evening, which I understand is normal. However, she seems to get little milk from this (no audible swallowing sounds, no "milk stupor"). I figure this is b/c of both her constant nursing and evening slowdown of production. Due to soreness, etc before...