Posts by wendylady

Has anyone ever sidecarred this bed before?  It's not the Gulliver crib, but the Gulliver children's bed:  http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S99887444/   My son is outgrowing his sidecarred crib and we're...

I'm right there with you!  My son just turned 5.  Occasionally he falls asleep before nursing, but he almost always remembers.  It last about 20 seconds on each side.  I try to have faith that it will end, but my...

Hi All,   I'm in training as a postpartum doula through Birth Arts International.  I'm looking for families to work with.  Since I'm in training, I will be charging a reduced fee.  I am also a breastfeeding...

4 1/2 years, one amazing son.

My son did around 3, completely on his own.  Any attempt before that to ask him to wait until morning or whatever always failed.  He's almost 4 now, and wakes up occassionally to nurse in the middle of the night. ...

Just wanted to update this thread. I called, for each year that I'm a LLL leader, I get 500 hours flat. I don't have to document it. And yes, it does take a while to finish the application, but it can take more or less than a year...

DS will be 3 in January, and nurses once in the middle of the night (sometime between 3-5), and once in the early morning (an hour or so before we wake up). Every now and then he skips the middle of the night one, and I bet it will head...

The IBCLE recently changed the requirements as of September 2008 so now you only need two years of being a LLL leader for your hours to count. Something to think about

Hi Cindy, Thanks for the information. I'm just wondering -- where did you hear that it was highly frowned upon to get your hours from LLL leadership? Wendy

I think it really depends on where you live. Yes, the majority of hospital based LC's are nurses, but where I live (the NY Metro Area), more and more hospitals are hiring LC who aren't nurses. So I would ask around to find out what's...