Posts by jruck

Hi. Our one-size diapers are starting to look like low rise bikinis on our 21 month old (at 36 inches and 29 pounds). Any recommendations for good toddler-sized cloth brands? We were using Grovia, bumGenius, and Kawaii. Thanks!

Doctors Battista, Fisch, and Czenizer in Oradell are fine with delayed vacs, always available, and have wonderful office staff. Good luck. 

Thanks! I ordered the book yesterday.

Nothing can give your baby the benefits of your milk except breastfeeding. It can be very challenging for young mothers, but it is possible. I am an assistant principal and I have worked with my school to provide a young mother with a...

We had a similar problem. Our LC suggested an infant occupational therapist. That made all the difference. She relaxed his jaw muscles and did a bunch of other work as well. Good luck. 

If you do decide to change over to formula or cow's milk, a friend of mine told me she made the change in ratios in her pumped bottles. The first time she put 1/2 an ounce of cows milk into four ounces of BM and slowly switched it from...

DS is 10 1/2 months old now. I work full time and so pump 2-3 times per day. The first 8 months I was pumping 12 ounces per day, which DS took while I was gone. This summer I went down to 9 ounces which seemed to be fine because he was...

In the beginning, I'd get emotional while pumping because nursing was such a peaceful time to connect with DS and because it is frustrating at first. The more you pump, the easier it gets. I've been pumping 10 ounces a day since DS was...

You might want a light stroller as well as your sling. Your husband can walk it with your diaper bag and then you'd have it for sitting down at restaurants and to cool the baby off if he/she gets too sticky against you in the NYC...

The best way I've found to calm my freak-outs is to share my worry with the people around me and let them tell me why I am going over the top. Posting one's worries is an efficient and smart way to work through things. Hope everyone...