Posts by eleuthia

Congrats on your pregnancy!    I'm sorry your doctor has you feeling discouraged. I think you're right to question his assumptions and extra testing early on.    A couple suggestions:  - If you can, I...

Quote: Originally Posted by lakeruby  Is anyone else leaving DC with their partner or other family? I'm wondering how to make that transition.  I guess once we've started giving her bottles it will be easier to see how...

i nursed yesterday at home in the beco butterfly, following this paxbaby youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC9RoR7xxNs he's still in the infant insert, and i just left that attached as usual. i had to hold his head up with...

i started taking lecithin and it seems to have helped. 

- Beco Butterfly II: Great for out and about! He's really secure in it and usually just falls asleep. It is pretty sweaty and too much of a hassle for at home.  - Ring sling: (Cotton twill from http://sleepingbaby.net - highly...

The only reason I can think of to NOT close the group is that, well, we have pretty awesome threads sometimes that can be helpful to other MDC members (we've had at least a couple featured on the front page). And sometimes other MDC...

my experience has been similar... especially with our breastfeeding issues, i've felt kind of scared of him at times! it sometimes blows my mind that the little butt i'm patting is the same one that wiggled around inside of me. i feel...

You're not a horrible mom for hating breastfeeding! It is realllly tough at the start, and for me it was usually not a sweet bonding experience but felt like I was at war with my baby. I could finally understand the moms I know who...

I'm also getting some breast pain... I think some of it is letdown happening when he's not on the boob (like, if I watch A Baby Story, my boobs hurt every time a baby is born & starts crying). And on the breast that has the plugged...

thanks for the heads up on the disana covers! i just ordered a couple (1 xs, 1 s) since the price was so good. we are still using disposables over here - waiting for my sister to send the covers she's making (+ half dozen fitteds; we...