..... just thought I'd let you all know how I'm going .... Amanda, it's so great to hear you sounding "up" again! Mary S. mom to the Sproutkin, 20 months

I so very happy to hear you are doing better ! That is fantastic news. Sorry I didn't respond early but apparently this post was lost on my server and I just saw it. Give DD a huge squeeze!!! Jenn -WAHM -DS Feb'92 -DD Feb'97 -Jellybean due June 25/04

ordinary aspirin. can i take some? my nursling is 18 months old, and nurses occasionally, if that matters. i have the sore throat from hell, if that matters. i know SHE can't take aspirin, but can i? -- -- Vicki Married DH May 21, 1995 Ima shel DS, born 11/16/99; and DD, born...

I'd appreciate tips and advice on weaning a 16 month old. She's down to 1 feed a day - the reunion feed after I pick her up from the childminder's (I work full-time). When we get home she's like a boob-junkie! Cross, irritable, clingy, whingy until she gets her feed and then she's a different...

DS (2.5 months old) has refused to nurse on my left side for 12 hours now, since 9:00 this morning. He is clearly hungry yet cries and acts very annoyed when I offer the left side and will not latch, but then nurses eagerly off the right side. What is going on? I've tried football hold to no...

My dd is 8.5 months old. She doesn't have any teeth yet. Can she get any finger foods at this age that will keep her occupied when we're having lunch? She jumps at us and grabs our plates while we eat. So I was wondering if I can give some food to play or eat while we're also eating. I know even if...

I finally got my period after 43 days. So I figured it "could be" anovulatory (neg hpt). I started to chart my BBTs since yesterday. One question though.. are anovulatory periods characterized by very heavy bleeding? It's been horrible. The flow kept me awake last night. I was wondering if this is...

My DS is now 15.5 weeks old. I went back to work when he was 12 weeks old and he started taking EBM in a bottle during the day. Prior to returning to work, I gave him one bottle of EBM a day for a couple of weeks. He's not very good at it (or doesn't want to be very good at it) and only takes...

A&G&K wrote: ..... just thought I'd let you all know how I'm going .... Amanda I am so sorry. I'm glad that you find comfort in your dd tho, give her a huge hug... -- 'Tis Herself

Hello, My son is now 8 weeks old, and we've been battling a mild (not in the milk ducts) case of thrush for a week or so. At this point I'm not sure what more to do. How do you know when thrush is gone? Here is what we've done so far: -Diflucan for me -Acidophilus for me

Kami is over the CP, but his face has some nasty loking scars. Will they fade? I am hoping so because he looks terrible. -- Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 5 months 20lbs

I kept on putting Kam down as soon as he bit me, and it worked! I am so happy! Nursing is so wonderful right now, the way he breaks into a big beaming smile part way through a feed - so cute! -- Andrea mom of 5 - latest addition Kamron David 5 months 20lbs

Ahh, took the moo out for a long walk yesterday and to see the Heath Visitor, she said to do the scabies lotion again, so I was fully expecting a hell fo a night, nursing every hour and having to wash hands and boobs before every feed then reapply lotion - but The Moo slept (drum roll) from 7 to...

Well its getting easier, but still frustrating. DS gets confused if he has his soother right before the breast and will start chomping rather than sucking, but a quick re-latch usually does the trick. The latest emotional hurdle: It is obvious that one breast (lefty) is full of milk where as...

I have no idea how much the baby drinks. She is 5 weeks and about 7 lbs. I want to express some milk so whenI have to go places, I can leave her at daycare for an hour or 2. But I've never bottle fed a baby, so dont really know how much I need. Im thinking 2 or 3 bottles with 3-4 ounces each. Help!!

Hello All, First time posting to this group, so please forgive any horrible faux pas that I commit out of ignorance. I am looking for speciality shops that can supply nursing bras for my very large chested wife. She is a 34I in US sizes or a 34G in european sizes. I have tried google searching...

Ok, I'm starting to accept that DS's nursing interest may not rally, and that his schedule might be a bit "random" (He nursed twice this afternoon outside of naptime, unheard of for quite a while now. Nursed to sleep for nap and bed. Didn't nurse yesterday at all, iirc.) Do I need to worry about...

Hi. Those of you who have pumped breastmilk, how did you go about it, when did you start, and what time of the day did you feel was best, and did you do it between feeds, or after feeds?... Eva and a week old baby girl.

Saw a blurb on CNN this morning that a record number of women are now breastfeeding past the age of 6 months. Still, 30% of women never even attempt to breastfeed their babe. jennifer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If Clay is vanilla....I'll take a gallon with nothing on it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I hugged you until...

DS nursed once last evening on the left side only when I tried lying down, and once during the night, but this morning is still refusing, even when lying down. No matter what I do, he will not nurse on my left side. He won't even latch. He just screams around the nipple. This is the third day...