Posts by Llyra

I'm sorry I don't have an answer to your question. But I am going to move your thread out to the nursing beyond infancy forum-- I believe you will get more responses there, because it seems to me that this must be a fairly common...

The introduction of the bottle does send up some red flags for me. Not that I want to give anybody guilt for using a bottle-- far from it. But while not every baby is subject to nipple confusion, some are, and when it happens, it can...

I'm going to move this out to the general forum, as per the forum guidelines, because the difficulty you're experiencing is fairly common, and I believe you'll get more responses out there. Best of luck to you! I had horrible pain with...

I have four year old twins. My kids don't really like puzzles. They do them once, and then they're done, and they never touch it again. But they love stuff like Playmobile-- we have a few sets of that, and similar stuff, plus they...

Quote:Originally Posted by ElliesMomma  this was a week old thread that resurfaced. i think the even happened last week -- OP, how did it turn out?? Woops. I didn't even notice. I hope, OP, that everything worked out for the best.

Cluster feeding is baby's way of building up your supply. For this process to work, baby has to be allowed to do it. In my opinion, four weeks old is too young to be thinking about long-term habits. You're not even through the...

Honestly, it sounds like a situation that would be really difficult to manage, even if you could nurse openly-- small room, no AC. What happens if baby is fussy and needs to be walked around, or something? I don't think I'd go, and if...

Quote:The girl seemed to know that her mom wouldn't actually hurt her and never seemed worried about the comments.That's definitely a possibility-- I mean, I tell DS all the time that I'm going to mail him to Tahiti, or sell him to the...

Quote:Originally Posted by blessedwithboys  How about saying "Ok, but if you ever touch my kids, I'll break your face?"   Seriously, just tell her that you think spanking is abusive and you would never dream of laying a hand on...

I would be nervous about a bunk bed, with them so young. The problem with the top bunk, in my experience, is when a half-asleep and bewildered child tries to get up at night. Even the sturdiest ladder can be a problem, in those...