Posts by myk

well, you could wrap the kid up to the shoulders with it. it's an outfit all in one!   no, don't cut it. donate them to someone who could actually use them, or chuck them, or keep them knowing they're really not going to...

congratulations!

yes, it helped me, but that's me. it's not for everyone.

sounds to me like they are NOT delayed. my kid was delayed - no words before age 2. it wasn't even noteworthy until she was 18 months. i have had her in various community-based developmental programs since birth, so i had plenty of...

congratulations new mamas!

yes - and i also had a very erratic heart beat this morning. for HOURS. we ran some tests and baby is fine, but my hemoglobin is 100 (normal range 120-160). according to the doctor that's causing the chest weirdness and shortness of...

congratulations!

i agree, pumping to get a "break" makes little sense in my experience.. pumping is a bit of a pain and if you miss a feed, you're uncomfortable. i'll be pumping to build up a stash to mix with cereals and an emergency stash...

just an idea.. if you can pump 3-4 oz but he generally only eats 2.. why not pump half an ounce, dump it, and then empty the breast (direct feeding or pumping)? that would probably get rid of some of the foremilk imbalance issue, and...

i was very open about it until DD1 was 2.5 or so. after that i decided it wasn't anyone's business. no shame, just didn't come up most of the time. i stopped NIP at about that time as well. very few people knew i was still bfing at 3...