Posts by modestmothering

Just curious.  If your babe sucks/sucked a thumb, when did it start?     My DD is five months and I REALLY want her to suck that thumb because she is SUCH a comfort sucker at the breast.  We use a pacifier when...

I am right there with you.  Avoiding the "mom haircut," though.  I just throw it up in some 'do so it's not noticeable.  

I just posted a similar question before I read your thread. My Dd is also 5 months. She has always woken up every 2-3 hours to breastfeed during the night. She's never done that miraculous thing you mention: sleeping from 9-3....

Hi mamas!   I am hoping to hear some stories of babies who, like mine, wake up about five times a night and never nap during the day longer than 20 or 30 minutes.  Hopefully, these stories will end happily...as in, after...

Big hugs for you, mama.     My DD is just turning five months and I can relate to every piece of story you just told.  At five months I still feel like I am making huge sacrifices to my own comfort and time and I...

Mama, I can totally empathize with you.  I am a professor who has recently switched to totally online teaching for DD's first years and I have OH SO MANY resources that I can share with you about how and where to find yourself...

Thank you for your replies.     It never occurred to me that DD might need to learn respect at the breast.  She just has always been very high energy and pissed off while nursing -- from day one.  I always just...

Quote: Originally Posted by eirual   Is there a reason you aren't comfortable with it?   There are some things that I really love about breastfeeding, including: being close with my baby, nourishing her with...

I started feeding DD runny egg yolk at 3.5 months because she was absolutely interested in eating.  At 3.5 months she could sit up unassisted and she had no tongue thrust reflex.  It was weird.  She was also...

Hello:   I am new here and have had trouble finding a thread that discusses some signs that baby is ready to wean.  My baby is only five months old and she isn't ready to wean (I'm guessing), but I really dislike...