When it's freshly expressed, my milk has no smell, except maybe mildly sweet, or similar to cows milk. But after freezing and thawing, it takes on a smell more like what I remember formula smelling like - not really pleasant, maybe a yeasty sort of smell. There is no chance that my milk is sour...

First of all I want to thank everyone for your support. Things are going so much better now. Cracked nipples healing up, and getting a better feel for the whole breastfeeding thing. I have a couple questions, and also would like opinions... Is breast preference common? Maybe it's because I'm...

Emily is now 8 days old. She was having 2-3 poopy diapers a day, but hasn't had one for about 24 hrs, maybe a little longer. She is eating well, having lots of wet diapers and is content. Isn't this the time when they are supposed to poop 4+ times a day? Should I be worried? Betsy

Emily is 10 weeks old now and usually only wakes up once in the night. We were just at the pediatrician for her 2 month checkup and shots, and she weighed in at about 10lbs, which put her in the 25th percentile. I asked the doc what it all meant, and he said the charts were worthless or...

I'm freaking out - I need to find childcare for Emily starting in September. I'm going back to work (that is, if I can find childcare I feel comfortable with and can afford), and over the summer I have a dear friend who will watch her. But come fall, I don't have anyone. I don't knwo where...

Breastfeeding in Public http://www.helium.com/tm/164714/breast-feeding-natural-preferred

How does it feel when you done your breastmilk to someone you know? Any Experiences?

hi there! I'm a lurker here at m.k.b. and an occasional poster over at m.k.p. I saw several posts recently that mentioned the dangers of bromocriptine, and I was hoping someone could tell me more about them since my doctor is talking about prescribing it. I'm TTC, but my prolactin levels are...

New York - November 13, 2006 - To prevent tooth damage, the American Dental Association (ADA) warned its members that fluoridated water should not be mixed into concentrated formula or foods intended for babies one year and younger, in a November 9th ADA e-mail alert.(1) "But who will alert...

Prevention Magazine Fluoridation Article published "The Danger in Your Water Fluoride has been tied to bone cancer, lower IQs, and osteoporosis. So why is it still being added to your water? " by Timothy Gower. http://www.prevention.com/water/fluoride_home

American Children are Fluoride Overdosed - Cavities Increase in Primary Teeth: Gov't Report Infant formulas prepared with fluoridated put babies at increased dental fluorosis risk, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition (JACN) (1) and...

New York - September 24, 2007 - There is clear evidence that small amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S. water supplies, present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the National Research Council's (NRC) first-ever published review of the fluoride/thyroid...

Watch it he CBS-TV http://www.wkrg.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WKRG/MGArticle/KRG_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149193222247 Or Read the transcript below: Fluoride Friend Or Foe? Part One Rose Ann Haven WKRG Channel 5 (CBS affiliate out of Mobile, Alabama) Thursday, February 15, 2007

INTERNATIONAL FLUORIDE INFORMATION NETWORK IFIN BULLETIN: IFIN # 846: Public Health warning #1. September 15, 2003. Dear All, This is the first in a series of 14 bulletins in which I will be focussing on public health warnings on fluoridation which are being ignored by public health

New York - April 4, 2004 - Infant formulas prepared with fluoridated water increase dental fluorosis risk, according to the April 2004 Journal of the American College of Nutrition(1) and other studies. To prevent this tooth staining, researchers caution against mixing infant formulas with...

Some baby foods contain such high levels of fluoride that babies, who eat the food, risk dental fluorosis (white flecks, brown or yellow irreversibly stained permanent teeth, according to the Journal of the American Dental Association (Heilman, et al., July 1997) Chicken is processed using a...

Two hundred and eleven dentists signed a statement asking Congress to ban water fluoridation. And, according to the Wealthy Dentist, 15% of dentists oppose water fluoridation. Professionals Urge End to Water Fluoridation New York - February 24, 2008 -- In a statement first released August 9,...

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HI I AM NEW ON HERE AND I DONT REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU ALL TALK ABOUT AND SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD JUST SAY WHO I AM AND THE KIDS THAT I HAVE AND THEN WE CAN GO FROM THERE. MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND 4 GIRLS AGED 25 MONTHS OLD AND BOY THAT IS 3MONTHS OLD I BREASTFEED THEM ALL ITS HARD BUT I FEEL ITS THE...

I have a question. My baby is 3 weeks old and until a few days ago has been nursing beautifully. In the past couple of days, he has been struggling and fussing after a few seconds of nursing. I have heard that babies can get frustrated that milk is coming to quickly so I've tried taking him off...