Posts by cristeen

I've been reading this thread off and on for a while, but this is the post that's going to get me to comment.   Quote: Originally Posted by Buzzbuzz  A midwife in my area earns between $3500 and $4500 for the...

Jynx - You need to get him back on the breast.  It's not easy.  It takes serious commitment, and a couple days.  I went through this with DS and it was emotionally very draining, but it did work (would have worked better...

I couldn't pump with DS, either.  Which was a huge contributing factor to losing my milk.  It's one of the reasons I've been so adamant this pg about lining up good pp support - I'm not going to do that again if I can help...

Meredith - I don't think you're nuts.  I'm not planning on leaving the house except to get necessary groceries (i.e. eggs, milk and bread) for at least 3 weeks.  And even then I can send DH to do it if I'm not up to it. ...

For all wood floors, you need a canister vac.  Uprights are not a good choice for all hard floors.  If you have some carpeting, then you need one with a powered carpet attachment.    I went with a Riccar after...

Anything with leg gussets.  If it didn't have gussets, we leaked like mad.  My fave was the Imse Vimse, but the NB size was too big for my 8 lber, I needed the preemie size. 

What was in the suspect detergent you were using?  That can help us pinpoint the problem.    What are the inserts made out of?  Are the inserts still absorbing (so it's just the pocket itself repelling)? ...

Saw the MW today.  We did do an internal exam, because we've been having difficulty telling if baby is vertex or breech from palpation alone.  Internal confirmed vertex (YEAH!), that my cervix is soft and squishy, but not...

The NB covers didn't fit DS until he was a couple months old.  We had to use preemie covers before that (which of course I didn't have at first).  This time my stash is split about 50/50 between NB and preemie covers. ...

You'll just wind up needing to continue pumping indefinitely.  Your body will get used to the higher demand, and produce more than the baby needs.  If you're planning on going back to work at some point though, feeding on one...