Posts by smirlynwittles

There is only a religious exemption in Georgia. Thankfully my kids managed to get chickenpox from their grandma when she came to visit (and got shingles).

My daughter has been having issues and we are pretty sure it is nutritionally related. We are looking for a dr. that will actually test for deficiencies, etc. We'd like to treat the problem before going down the route of taking her...

That is exactly what I have done. I actually left my job at GM to move to Georgia. I taught in a public middle school for 2.5 years. I now am at home to hopefully prevent what I was seeing in middle schools. I was the "math...

We go to Dr. Kute in Alpharetta. She was highly recommended when we first moved to Georgia. We are now in West Cobb and I drive an hour to see her.

There are a few sites, but I don't remember them all off-hand. I put several links on the yahoo group nurseoutmichigan. The group was started when my son was asked to leave his daycare for nursing in front of other kids at pick-up...

re: NIP in church, etc I think it's ok unless it is Yom Kippur or some other holiday service that involves fasting. In that case I'd go in the lobby or something.

I'd do your best to nurse, but if it doesn't work try ebm in a cup or sippy cup. If your really desperate, you can always make chocolate ebm

I stopped pumping for both kids when they started Montessori at around 16 months. My kids reversed cycled (we co-sleep so I can function) so I only pumped 3 times a day for a few months after returning to work (at 8 weeks). Every time...

Cool... I just used the wedding example because I figured most moms would be able to relate.

MamaChel: I wan't trying to be offensive... I was just trying to point out that if it was your desire to be without your baby you would need to bring the pump or FF and pumping isn't necessarily the most enjoyable event. You are doing...