Posts by rtjunker

I think you've gotten great advice. I'd second the idea of considering direct nursing. In most situations I wouldn't really consider it, but as pp wrote family is family. I completely get it, if this is not an option. It would be a tough...

Okay, can we consider that this was a "Sex, Gender, and Culture" class? Um, learning does not happen in a tiny bubble of professor giving perfect lectures, while students studiously memorize what's needed for the test. The entire...

No one aside from family has ever said or done anything to me about BFing in public. Mom once tried to cover me up. More often than not I nurse in a carrier. I've had many complete strangers request that I remove the hood so they can...

It's tough being a new mom. I recall all sorts of people telling me what I should and shouldn't do. It's overwhelming when you're trying to do what you're supposed to do, but don't even really know what that is. It sounds like an awful...

I'm so sorry. I can't fathom your grief as I've never lost a child. I have grieved. How do you function? Barely. You go through the motions, you wish it had been you, or anyone else. You wonder every minute how the world keeps turning...

I would have been upset, holiday stress or no, and probably would have reacted the same way. Parenting is hard enough without feeling criticized.

Does anyone have any good links to research on this topic? My brother-in-law is autistic, and members of both families have aspie traits, so it's something I'd like to know more about.

Yes.

I didn't really get into my views about paci use, but I've never used one with my almost 1 DD. I like that she doesn't use one, it's likely helped her verbal skills compared to heavy paci users, but it also means she nurses far more...

This may be a situation where you have to decide if it's a big deal to you. If it is, I would just get rid of the paci altogether. If you don't want to get rid of the paci, then you'll likely have to deal wifth LO wanting it more often...