Posts by myk

thanks! well, i got mastitis alright. 3 days of IV antibiotics followed by a week of oral abx. and my incision is infected too, sigh. but. since getting the antibiotics i've been able to pop several (7?) lumps in the left breast and...

thanks! well, i got mastitis alright. 3 days of IV antibiotics followed by a week of oral abx. and my incision is infected too, sigh. but. since getting the antibiotics i've been able to pop several (7?) lumps in the left breast and...

help! my baby is 4 days old. my milk came in yesterday, and i was able to pump enough to feed her without supplementing. but i'm having problems now!   first, she was born via emergency c/s due to preeclampsia. i have severe...

katie was born on monday the 10th at 3:18 am :) i had an unscheduled c/s due to pre-eclampsia.. but i was scheduled for thursday anyway so i wasn't worried about the surgery, just didn't expect the timing.   we've hit a few...

i figure i'm a pretty good judge of what is appropriate for my daughter, emotionally.. i won't let her take out subjects that would disturb her. but i certainly don't care if she takes out books that are "below" her. she...

well, that was horrifying. i'd rather be a loser parent with a happy, well adjusted mediocre child than a Superior Parent with a neurotic overachiever.

congratulations!

ultrasounds are pretty notorious for being inaccurate at this stage. is it an option to try a vag birth and move to c/s if medically necessary? i mean you're talking major surgery. birthing on all fours (gaskin maneuver) would be a...

i have the medela one and love it. not sure if i can use it postpartum or if i need a different item for that.. we'll see in a week!

i didn't bother cleaning the tubes, but the flanges, cup-shaped diaphragm thing, valves, and bottles got washed each time. basically anything that came into contact with milk.