Posts by DelawareMom

DD is almost 7 months. She has always nursed to sleep. There were times when she needed to nurse to stay asleep, but that is less frequent as she's getting older. Enjoy these cozy times with your babe! I do. I fear they'll be over...

Nursing bras have been great for us. I prefer the kind that flip down, so to speak, rather than pull to the side. I got a couple of plugged ducts before it occurred to me that the pressure from the elastic was the culprit. Nursing...

Quote: Originally Posted by tea4tamara I didn't feel uncomfortable nursing in front of the kid -- I'll pretty much nurse anywhere. I think it was more my family made me feel uncomfortable, like nursing is something to...

My mom breastfed me for about 4 months. I came along not long after my sister was born (we're only 11 months apart), so my big sis was only breastfed for 2 months, when my mom got pregnant again. We were born in '78 and '79. My...

Thanks so much for sharing this. Really interesting. As a health counselor, I find food a very tricky subject to educate people around. A lot of defense mechanisms are triggered when people feel they are being "preached" to...

I loved your video! Your son is gorgeous! :

Me too... our poor vacuum cleaner.

Ha! DD's poo smells like buttered popcorn. Go figure!

, Mama. You're obviously one tough, dedicated lady to go through so much. Others might have given up long ago. You can do this. You are doing it. Hang in there. It will get better. More s (gentle ones)

Yay Marie and Zoe! Your kids are blessed to have a mom so dedicated to their health and well-being. Way to keep trying things until you figured it out!