Posts by letileon

My son has, thus far, been a champion nurser. He is 6 months and still nurses every 2-4 hours, including during the night. However, I've noticed that he is starting to nurse a little less often and I wondered how does it work when your...

OH and be wary of any probiotic you use to help your baby's GI problems....that was where it all started for me. Most probiotics have allergens in them, namely dairy and soy. I gave one to my son for thrush and his symptoms began after...

This all sounds very familiar. My son has had green, mucousy and often blood streaked diapers since he was 2 months. I went to a gastroenterologist and he told me the same thing, about how there was really no hope of me breastfeeding...

I am not at all an expert on this, but I have understood that yes, a bad latch can permanently damage the breast tissue. My son also has a shallow latch and I have noticed that my nipples are longer these days than they used to be....

Is he eating or just comfort nursing? If he's eating then maybe he's showing signs of being ready for solids...that's what I've heard can happen around 6 months. If he's just comfort nursing I think you'll have to enlist DH on that...

My 6 month old starting off sleeping in his crib but at about 3 months I couldn't take the constant getting out of bed to nurse, so we are now a cosleeping family. I don't mind it except that at some point I imagine he should sleep in...