Posts by maryeliz

While I don't have a problem with books that don't feature parents, I always liked family stories when I was a kid.  Some I can think of:   the Ramona books-and almost all books by Beverly Cleary B is for Betsy-and the...

 My experience getting my 29w preemie from tube to bottle and once a day breast to mostly breast with some bottle has been a lot easier than I expected.  She was tube fed for 6 weeks and then had a mix of tube, bottle, and...

I just wanted to add some info because I think my answer to your original question was a little vague.  I started supplementing bottles from my freezer stash at about 2 months.  That milk lasted about a month.  For the...

I've been thinking about you too gemesita, and I'm sorry you're having a hard day.  Just remember that you are exactly who your baby needs.  He is the baby who was meant for you and your husband and he loves you...

Another low supplier here.  I was doing the whole hardcore pumping and feeding thing until about a month after my baby came home from the NICU.  I was hoping that once I got her home, and she could nurse on demand, I would...

We both kept our original names-I was really uncomfortable with the idea of changing my name, it is just who I am-and we gave our baby a hypenated last name.  It is a little unfortunate, because we both have unusual last names and...

I was prescribed Prometrium for eight weeks.  My RE said there was no need to taper, I could just stop taking it, however, I was so nervous that I kept using one tablet a day for another week.  I had the usual ultrasound at 7...

I'm also really afraid of needles, as well as other medical interventions, and I had a c-section.  I handled blood draws, iv, and getting a spinal MUCH better than I ever thought I would.  It sounds like you would only have a...

The Amish are a really medically interesting population because of their practices of intermarriage.  The high rates of Amish children with rare metabolic disorders are tied intermarriage and genetics, so I wouldn't be surprised...

  Two moms can now be on baby's original birth certificate.     http://www.lambdalegal.org/news/pr/md_20110211_birth-certificates.html