Posts by IdentityCrisisMama

I skimmed the posts and have a few thoughts to add...   First, I think a "whole child" type childcare can certainly be invested in whether the child is getting enough sleep. I don't care for their suggestions either but I...

Quote: Midwives for Peace is a grassroots group of Palestinian and Israeli midwives working together to ensure that childbirth is a joyous and safe experience for women despite the armed conflict that surrounds...

Great to know!  So, OP, you will feel a stronger rush of after pains as your nurse in those early hours/days but my intuition and this PP's advice is that this is the body doing what it should - breastfeeding stimulating the...

Oh, also, at this age many kids can start to understand simple things like, "mommy's tired".  When I wanted to nurse less (around 2), I just told my DC that my breasts hurt. Honestly, they were more irritated but "hurt" was the...

How are you walking him? Is he in your arms? In a sling?   I think that will help understand what he's really attached to...   My first was a sling baby and, honestly, there were so many advantages to that even if the...

You know something else that I wonder is how the after pains work with a first time breastfeeding mom but on her 3rd birth??  I had no after pains with my first but they were pretty bad with my second - and they were intensified...

Lots of good advice. I wanted to add or reiterate that for most women, BFing is significantly easier than bottle feeding but, yes, it takes a few days/weeks to get into the groove even in the best cases. It's just a bit of adjustment...

Rogham too? 

Quote: Originally Posted by mamazee  I reacted to the article in a smiliar way to these two posters. My first child is my difficult one. She had colic, she had huge dramatic temper tantrums for longer than chlidren...

Mod hat for a second...   Because we have several threads going with the same members participating, it is easy to mix up threads and topics. Lets keep in mind that we have a safety of HB thread, a general risk  thread,...