Posts by schmaela

I hate doctors offices! I called the resp. doctors office this morning to make sure they canceled the app (I left a message after hours to cancel) and the receptionist started to give me attitude!!! I told her there wasnt much the doc...

Weird. it never even occured to me that I might be doing something "wrong" by nursing DD to sleep. I guess I don't read enough parenting magazines Every night the routine is: change diaper, nurse baby till she falls asleep,...

Mamakay, the blood test was done at least 3 weeks ago, and from what I gather the blood test identifies antibodies. My BS detector went off when mom said my brother was also positive for IgA. I tried to explain that everyone is...

I canceled the doctors appointment. I will be taking DD to her scheduled 4 month checkup and see what DDs regular doc has to say then. It turns out the resp. doc wanted to see me so badly because my dear mother made it sound like I dont...

I mentioned a blood draw because that is supposedly how the docs found the pertussis in my brother. I have been trying to get more info from my mom, but she isnt much help. She keeps telling me that DD is going to die if I don't go to...

Lily is 100% breastfed on demand (it shows, shes 18+lbs at 3.5 months ) so I'm sure she has some immunity. I was also thinking about the incubation period for pertussis and its likely she was exposed when we visited around mothers day,...

Well ladies, according to my mother (old-school nurse) my daughter is going to die. Soon. Heres the situation: My daughter is 3.5 months old. My husband and I decided not to vax because of the gnarly stuff that is in vaccines and...

I was a D while preg, a DD immediately PP, and now I'm a freakin F-G 3 months PP. They totally caught me by suprise! I wear a lot of tanks with built in shelf bras-they stretch when necessary and they are waaaaay cheaper than nursing...

I have not purchased any clothing from Expressiva, but I did buy both the red and blue Eve Alexander bras. I liked the blue one alot more than the red. The red definitely have me the pointy boob look. They are both really...

While doing research about vaccinations, I came across an odd bit of logic about the Hep B vax: Get the vax because the disease can be transmitted to the infant during childbirth. Am I missing something or does that make no sense at all?...