Posts by PatioGardener

For me, the risks of weaning before my DS is ready (to his health and mine) much outweigh the risks of breastfeeding with fillings. Personally, if I needed fillings removed I would wait until my DS had weaned before having that done...

Quote: Originally Posted by baileygrrrl  Thanks Patio, that does make me feel better. I guess there is no point in cutting down on the nursing too soon. The naps thing worries me....he's never gone down for a nap...

Quote: Originally Posted by HikeMama  I wanted to update that my daughter has weaned. I tried offering her an incentive to wean and that did not work. I then just gave up and went with it and a few weeks later I...

I feel your anxiety! I was there with you 12 months ago. I went back to work at 12 months too.   My DS was with a sitter from 12 - 18 months, then at day care. I respond well to the pump, so I pumped 3 x a day at work at...

At 7 months old my little one was just starting to taste solid foods. We did baby led  food introduction. I provided a healthy solid food once a day and let him decide how much to eat/lick/taste/mush into his hair. We started with...

Quote: Originally Posted by clairebear3    The pediatrician said she didn't have a lip tie, or rather 'no this isn't a problem', she didn't look under her tongue but let her suck on her finger and said she...

I have never read any research that that "sugar" (sucrose) a mother eats passes into breastmilk. I'm highly skeptical.  

Quote: Originally Posted by nsb26      I’m a Masters student collecting information for my thesis project on midwifery care and natural birth, and to aid my research I would like to start a...

This can go the other way too   I was worried that my DS is growing so fast and got him rain boots that turned out to be a whole size too big. Poor guy ended up tripping over his boots for a week before I realized!  

Honestly to me it sounds like normal newborn nursing behaviour! 2 weeks is growth spurt time.   Hang in there - your baby knows what he needs, and as he gets older it should stop being as frantic.