"SarahH" wrote in message ... :) Welcome back. Was that Scotland, Britain or Scotland, How many pints did you have this afternoon Sarah!!? ;-P BTW Welcome back Elana.

Liam doesn't have any teeth yet but lately he is biting down with his gums and twisting as he comes off the breast. OWW!! He thinks this is fun because he grins at me when I wince in pain. What do I do, he's only 5 months so I don't think telling him no, or removing him will get the message...

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...

Well I went back to work today. Dh looked after Liam until 4pm and then all 3 children went to creche, they got on great. I managed to pump 2 5ozs bottles and will pump a little tonight but it's not enough to feed him, he needs 4 bottles, so it looks like I have to keep combined feeding up. I'm...

Hi to you all I had a sick computer (well 2 actually) and between Jean, Herself and her dh we got them fixed and now I'm backed. I missed ngs! Anyway Liam is now 14weeks as of tomorrow. I am starting back at work next Tuesday week (the 18th) Liam is thriving. But there are a couple of things I am...

Just wondering when you all felt that you had your nursing established by? Is it generally not established until after the 6 week growth spurt or can it be established beforehand? -- Marie Mum of 3 DD born 03/98, DS1 born 11/99 DS2 born 08/03

I have to laugh at Liam, he almost always poops when I'm feeding him or at least he'll always choose to poop when feeding rather than at any other time. And everybody else in the room can hear him. He'll have us poor with the amount of nappies he is going through..........might be time...

Obviously at the moment I am bf Liam on demand, but my mind has been racing ahead a lot to the time when I will be returning to work and hopefully still bf. I plan to express during the working day and possibly go to the creche to feed him at one point also as it is just upstairs from where I work....

A Happybaby sling - one of my neighbours knows the owner of the company and had been given a free sling so she has loaned it to me for as long as I need it!! :-) We've d/l the instructions for making it up from the website and I have been practising with DD's dolly. It'll be handy for getting...

A friend of mine has just had a baby girl today by c-section (I am so upset for her, they sectioned her because they thought the baby was too big, it turns out she was 8lb 10ozs, her last baby was 10lb 2oz so I reckon this was unnecessary!) Anyway, before she had the baby she was intending on bf so...

Hi all I was reading through the 'Breast is Best' book and came across a section in it that outline 'some' reasons that might put you off bf. Mostly they are fairly daft and easily overcome but there is one that has alarm bells in my head. It mentions that Intussesception is more common in...

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...

Donna Metler wrote: I had my yearly with my OB/GYN-which in my case is also the "See if everything has healed correctly before even considering a next pregnancy". And as far as the appointment was, everything went well. However, when I was asked about my menstrual cycle, I commented that I...

(I posted to mkp last night, and forgot to cross post. But, this time I just have a napping baby on me, and have 2 hands for typing, so it'll be a little longer!) Gwendolyn Beatrice was born 4/8/04, at 1:53 pm. 8 lbs, 8 oz. 21.5" long Breastfeeding is going well. She's doing a lot of...

My sister just emailed me the following link: http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-leg26.html Anyone in Illinois - it sounds like time to write your (my!) legislator! Irene

Sorry to post something so completely OT, but you guys are the biggest group of women I know! The basic question is: When at a hair salon, how many people have you had to wait through to get to your haircut? In other words, no wait would be 0, waiting for the person in the chair to be done would...

I don't think I've seen this addressed before, so here goes: DS, who seems to be mostly weaned (tho he did nurse a few minutes yesterday morning at about 5:30 am, which is the longest he has in weeks) has been going through lots of changes lately. He got his big boy bed a few months ago, is...

Hey, all you meds experts out there - I have a question for you! I seem to remember that when I was pg with ds, my OB didn't want me taking Claritin for my seasonal allergies. However, we found out it was ok for bf. Well, I just had my two lines show up, and now allergy season is coming. I...

"Cathy" wrote in message ... So (that got a bit long, didn't it!) any advice for me, on how I can advise her? I hate to say this, but you may need to set yourself up to expect to be disappointed. This doesn't sound like a very...

I haven't done any other research on this, but wow!!! http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061209/bob8.asp Irene