Posts by aprilv

i have been wondering about this as well! my sister is due in january, and i will probably be caring for the baby when she has to go back to work. at that point her baby will be about 2 mos old, but mine will be 16 mos. i have...

i feel the same way in nj. we actually interviewed a ped. who said she'd only ever seen one intact male, so she couldn't understand why we wouldn't do it! i find groups like this remind me i'm not alone. and i only need to look at my...

i understand that it's so important to you to solve this peacefully with your husband for the good of your marriage and your family. i know with me, if someone says there's no discussion, this is just how it's going to be, i tend to get...

i was nervous to discuss with my dh as well! penis issues are sensitive issues for men as we all know. i tried to be really careful with how i phrased things so i didn't hurt his feelings, thus possibly causing him to stop listening as...

haha, i called my son the motion dependent sleeper for months! we got an amby bed and that was great. i could 'bounce' him to sleep instead of literally jogging around the room in circles. when he stirred his movement would bounce the...

[QUOTE=Electra375;9350913]This is exactly why those of us who find ourselves "needing" formula feel so inadequate and like failures. i'm so sorry if what i said made you feel bad! truly, no one who loves their baby and is...

i had the same problem. my son refused to take a bottle from anyone, even if i was away, etc. i finally realized that my milk had extra lipase (spelling may be wrong) which is a protein that speeds digestion and therefore makes the...

i think that breastfeeding makes it easier for me to feed my son than all the prep work involved with formula. i also think it's made mothering easier because i can see that i am capable of giving him everything he needs which makes me...