Posts by babyjonesmama

Hi everybody! I didn't join a DDC last time but this sounds like fun! * EDD: March 21 * Name: Jennette * Age: 33 * Location: Minnesota * How long it took to you to get your BFP: First try * What number child is this for you:...

I am just brand newly pregnant (5 weeks) and nursing a 21 month old. My mom keeps telling me it's so dangerous, and that I need to stop. Everyone else looks at me like I'm nuts. So thanks for this, it's really helpful - although I'm not...

Thanks everyone for your advice. I have some thinking to do, and baby isn't due until March, so I have some time to think. I believe that VBAC would be best, and most healing for me. I do have a lot of fear, though, of repeating the...

I would like to discuss pros and cons of trying a VBAC versus scheduling another c-section. I had an extremely traumatic birth with my first child, and ended up with emergency c-section. Without going into long details, he was OP,...

I have an 18 month old who has been doing the same stuff for a couple of months - it seems like he wants to punish himself, sometimes he hits himself in the head, etc., when I tell him "no." I just give him a hug, tell him to...

Thank you everyone for your responses. In my heart I really want to continue to breastfeed. I feel that my son is healthy. I am actually a pediatric nurse and have lots of experience working with children with failure to thrive, and I...

I am looking for a little advice here...my 18 m/o ds is a very intense nurser. He wants to nurse all the time when I am home, and we cosleep, and he nurses all night long some nights. I work close to full time (but am still home 3-4...

Help! I have a 16 month old who has not gained any weight in over 3 months. I am getting pressure from my husband and my pediatrician to start cutting down on breastfeeding in order to increase his appetite for other foods. He eats very...

Yes, ironing is a pain. I pretty much only iron if we're going to a wedding.

I do want to chime in on the rotavirus vaccine. I am a pediatric nurse, and I have seen a lot of little ones require hospitalization for rotavirus. It can cause severe dehydration, require IV fluids. Starting an IV can be difficult and...