Posts by namellea

My 12 month old is 27 lbs. I know, huge! And he's 31 inches tall. He is in an Evenflo carseat rearfacing that we originally bought with our first child almost five years ago. The Evenflo seat says on the back that it is only for...

Thanks crunchy mama. Yeah- - he doesn't really nurse or bottle feed "to sleep". He gulps it down vigorously. His eyes are closed, but he moves arms and legs in a way that tells me he is basically awake. He has never...

Thanks Catie! Yes, I eliminated all dairy from my diet (when I was exclusively breastfeeding) and several other things. None of that helped. Even a teeny bit. I am sad to hear you say its within the realm of "normal" but...

So my nine month old has NEVER been a good sleeper. He spent his first six months never sleeping more than a 45 minute stretch at a time. (no exaggeration). We figured out he has reflux, exhausted the non medical approaches, and tried...

After block feeding for 2 wks things really seemed to have evened out for me and my eleven week old, but then I pumped both breasts after an am feeding the last three days so I could be away for a couple hours last night. He consumed...

We are using those ubiquitous MAM pacifiers. I keep saying I'm going to quit using them, but give in so he's not crying. He seems to have a really strong need to suck and just can't comfort suck. We have used them sparingly since he...

pbjmama: He weighed 9 lbs 2 oz at birth, so he was a big boy to start (and nine days "early"!). I don't think he's enormous either, just big. He's 95th percentile. But obviously I'm not worried about his weight. He did...

3girls1boy: Raynaud's - - my nipple always looks like lipstick compression with white right along the creased end. I get the compression even when the latch is good and there's no pain. I think I could have this....as perhaps this is...

Possibly I just need a pep talk, but I am wondering if there’s any additional advice for me. I am going to write out what we’re struggling with and doing- - some of which may or may not be breastfeeding related. I have a healthy 10...

I have this too, and have been going to a chiro. The thing that seems to have helped the most is that when it got really bad I treated it like a sports injury: lay off much extra movement and walking, but don't be so still as to get...