Hi there, I've been lurking for about a week and fortunately found this ng at *just* the right time whenI was at my lowest on b/f feel good factors. I'm 38 and a first time mum to Rowan who is now 8 weeks old. He was 6 weeks pre-term though very healthy but we've had our trials and tribulations....

The skin on my breasts is SOOOOO itchy. Not on my nipples though (yet). There's a slight raised rash under the skin. It wakes me up at night and I could almost scratch my skin off, maybe cos I'm hotter then. Any ideas? --Alison

Gosh thank you all so much for reaching out to me - it touched my heart and made me cry to think that so many folk out there care and we've never even met. I haven't fallen over the edge but I did take on board many of your wise words. I've got my head straightened out a little and my attitude is...

My Health Visitor said that if I was thinking of waiting until 6 months to begin weaning then I should remember that iron intake rapidly depletes after 6 months with a b/fed baby. How can this be? Surely the iron content is constant? I know that formula has more but is less readily absorbed. ...

When DS goes to bed in the evening, just when he's almost asleep he starts thrashing his head from side to side then just manically keeps bouncing it off the sheets on just the right side. This goes on for about 15 mins. He doesn't cry whilst he's doing it, doesn't even seem awake. He doesn't do...

I took some frozen EBM out for a bottle feed whilst I was away at an appointment but DS didn't wake up so it wasn't needed. Can I refreeze it if it's only beenin sterile containers and not heated? TIA --Alison

My 4 month old ds seems to have decided that he only likes really fast flowing milk and yanks n pulls n squeaks n kicks n punches until he gets changed to the other side. I'm concerned cos this happens after about 5 mins max and (following other post) I'm trying to work on 'finish first breast...

OK so what happens with supply when baby decides he's gonna sleep through the night ie from 11pm to 7am? I have to work so hard at keeping up my supply that I'm paranoid I'll dry up if he sleeps through. --Alison

What are your thoughts on these? Has anyone ever used them? Do they work? Do they confuse baby? --Alison

Yes I know it's Thursday but my server wasn't playing ball yesterday. Wednesdays depress me cos I go along to a b/f support group where lots of mums get together and chat about stuff - no sleep, not enough milk, waking through the night etc. Like a live mkb but nothing like a live mkb. A midwife...

I recently read Liquid's post about baby not wanting to let go off the brest (I wish Liquid the best of luck with that), and many answers mentioned the No Cry Sleep technique. What is that? My 2month DD has a bad habit of waking around 12 pm and just not wanting to go back to sleep, breast or no...

Hello all! Some of you I know, and others I am enjoying reading about from your posts. I just recently had my baby, and thought I would check out this ng since I've been a regular on MKP for the last several months. : ) My name is Alicia, I'm 29 and have just had a beautiful baby boy (Aug 9th)...

Hmmm.... don't think that other link that I posted worked for some people, here is a different site that is easier to access. I can't wait to get some Christmas pics of this little guy. I'm planning to do a photo shoot with him (if he's willing), with a santa hat and nothin' else. : ) Should...

Hello All, I am the mother of an incredibly wonderful little boy who is coming up on 15 weeks! I can't believe how much he's grown and changed already. Anyway, he is being nursed on demand, and he sleeps with us in our bed. Since he was born he has nursed every hour, sometimes even...

Hey ya'll, I'm just wondering, for any of you who have had a c-section, when did you begin to feel like you had something like normal energy again? For this last week I've been so utterly exhausted. I have been walking every day, sometimes for a couple of hours, sometimes shorter, as well as...

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