Posts by myk

the soonest i heard of a child self-weaning (no bottles involved) was 14 months. a friend nursed her first until 6 years, so i know she was all for CLW. her subsequent babies weaned before 2.5, and the one who weaned at 14m really...

DD wasn't in grade school when she weaned, but she had been in nursery school for more than a year already. i simply said that most kids don't get mama milk when they get older, many only get it as babies and some don't get mama milk...

definitely breast first, solids second.   my cycle returned at 5 months, having not introduced a single bite of solids until after 6 months. someone else i know was 15 months before AF returned. both are considered normal -...

it's heartbreaking if you throw out any milk. doesn't matter how long it took you to collect it, that stuff's liquid gold.   i second the suggestion to freeze milk. either he can use it to bottle feed, or you can save it to...

wow, that's lots! part of me wants to say "way to go!" and part of me wants to go "wow, that must get uncomfortable if you don't follow the usual patterns". :)   my girl was big too, she outgrew her infant...

hated the isis - couldn't squeeze a drop. period.   i haven't tried the medela harmony but i tried all sorts of other medela pumps (older styles) and they all worked well. my fav was the ameda single-hand manual pump, it...

hugs! what a sweet message :)

congratulations!

congratulations!

Quote: Originally Posted by kblackstone444  I wanted a shower.    My Husband left me, his family (except my Father-in-Law) disowned me, all our mutual friends chose him, my own family lives far, far...