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People keep going on about those who can't breast feed. Who are these mystery people? Why can't they? What are the REAL medical conditions that stop them from doing so? There can't be too many or man would have died out some time ago.

It happens more often than you might think. My sister couldnt produce enough milk and had to supplement. My SIL never could get either of her children to keep an interest in the breast for more than the first couple of weeks. I met a woman at my WIC appointment today whose milk never came in. There are many different problems and it can be very stressful, which makes it even harder. My first 2 days of nursing were very trying. I literally bawled my head off in front of every doctor, nurse, and family member I had in the hospital because I was having so much trouble feeding my son. It hurt so bad, I had no sleep, we were both frustrated, etc. Such frustrations can seriously impact a woman's milk production and eventually cause her to abandon breastfeeding altogether.

maybe, but it hits a sore spot for me....hubbys family are very pro breastfeeding which i have nothing against, i would have LOVED to have breastfed my son, i just feel sometimes people look at you as less of a mother because shock horror you gave your child the bottle.

I can understand how you feel. Its hard not to take it personally when you had your heart set on nursing and are unable to. I was hell bent on nursing my son. Even though I told myself Id go to formula if I had to, I wasnt going down without a fight. Thankfully, it all worked out fine. I have more milk than my son needs and we have no problems nursing, it just took some patience and creativity. I do give him a bottle of formula once every few days when we go out (like to the grocery store) because I dont have a breast pump, its difficult to express into a bottle, and its very hard to nurse while shopping. Even though he does much better on my milk, I dont feel like a bad mother for giving his nutrition via formula. Im thankful that they have made such advances in infant formula, so I can provide my baby with an acceptable substitute for breastmilk when needed.

Hey ladies,

Any advice for soothing sciatica? I've been trying heating pads and stretches that the doc suggested, has helped a little, but the past day or so, it seems worse than normal. I have generally only experienced that lovely sharp pain down my leg when I am walking or standing, but today, I was sitting down with a client and all of a sudden, had shooting pains down my left leg. Apparently, I made a face (which I didn't even realize!) because my client was worried that I was going into labor

Baby has been kicking like crazy today, which I LOVE feeling. He or she is still so low, the kicks are coming just a little above my pubic area. My doc assures me the baby will move north at some point, but I am 7 months now and nothing happening. I guess I should be thankful that I am not getting kicked in the ribs!

I had good success with elevating one side with a pillow when lying or sitting. Kinda semi on your side, but not completely. In a chair I just stuffed a small pillow or folded towel under the hip on the side that hurt. Shifting my weight to the less painful side made it more bearable. Also, if you can handle it, lay on the floor, on your back and put your legs up on the couch or chair for about 10-20 minutes. Pretend your sitting in a chair lying down. Be sure to use extra care and get help getting up because all the blood can go to your head and make you dizzy or faint. This position does wonders for taking pressure off your spine. If your doctor allows it, use a heating pad or ice pack for 15-20 minutes on your low back or hip while in this position.

We are expecting again!!

Mabrook!

For me baby poo was nothing. Now the projectile spitup that lands in your mouth... That takes a special sort!

Cant wait to meet BabyPants

Steven, here's wishing you a pleasant first diaper changing experience. It takes a real man to handle baby poop

Something else to watch for that I found out with my first child, a boy, is.....cover his lil parts when changing the diaper....ol faithful happens and unless you want it either in your face or all over the walls you'd better cover it up! Something about the cold air hitting them causes a fountain effect.

So true...my choice for coverage is baby washclothes...our little guy pees during a diaper change about 50% of the time so far. Lots of pee going everywhere if there is no washcloth covering! Then you do a quick wipe and cover back up! Hardly have needed to use washclothes for washing him, but for diaper changes we go through tons of 'em!

I do that too!

You are the classic Shakespearian tragedy of the lolcat universe. The sad story of a baking a cookie, succumbing to gluttony, and in turn consuming the very cookie that was to be offered. Bad grammar ensues.

http://www.okcupid.com/tests/6348388576689...Lolcat-Are-You-

My husband just called...sobbing...extremely regretful for what he's been doing to me and our unborn child. He realized that he really messed up. Most importantly, he finally realized how badly he's been hurting me and what effect that can have on our baby. I thought he would never come to his senses. Thank God he finally woke up.

I don't know how to thank all of you for your very encouraging, kind, and supportive words and prayers. I didn't expect Luis to grasp what he was doing until he actually came home, and I am beside myself with gratitude that his eyes were opened sooner. I actually almost believe now that he'll come home Friday like he promised.

Maybe I'll finally get some sleep tonight. All of you are Angels in my eyes. My son thanks you, too

Glad to see prayers answered

Any news?

Three nights in a row of acupressure and still nothing. She walked about a mile yesterday morning and then some in the afternoon and still nothing. I don't think this baby wants to come out.

Has he dropped yet? My son never did drop, even at full term. The nurses had to push him out of my ribs during the c-section.

My question is, will he choose going to the hospital or saying honey just one more post!

"wait just a sec jinky i gotta post this proof of global warming thread."

I have this image of steve posting about global warming while simultaneous shouting "push"

Do they allow laptops in the delivery room?

Maybe I can get her to drink it if I drink it too. That way at least one of us is bound to go into labor.

Hopefully, it won't be you Steven!

Personally, I'd choose the sex as inducer

Ill take sex over cod liver oil any day for any reason. But maybe you could combine the two and double your chances, eh? Can cod liver oil be used for massages?

Bad day for Amal.

Can't stand up for more than 5 minutes without collapsing. Walk around in a drunken glaze (too bad I haven't touched alcohol in like 9 years or I'd swear I was drunk), body shaking and all tingly like I just woke up from that OMG I'M FALLING dream. Doc has no clue what the matter is. Done blood tests and waiting for results. Boss had to escort me to docs office coz I couldn't stand up long enough.

hope ur alls day is better than mine

amal

I know what's wrong. Thats your subliminal message to get some donuts pronto.

I hope you get better sweetie.

Gearing up for baby's first trip to Walmart!

Mommies, is anyone of you signing with their baby?

I started out with the sign for eat and more and all done but ADam only signs back 'all done'. I'm gonna start the "potty" sign today as well as 'diaper change'...we'll see what happens. I know he's already a year old but still he's not even talking so I guess it won't harm him to teach him a sign here and there.

I have a book about it I got as a gift and it looks pretty interesting. My sister seemed to have good success with her son learning to sign. Im going to try it when he spends a little more time awake, but doing something besides eating

I know this has little to do with babies, but I just needed to say this somewhere where I have support: Luis decided not come home this weekend as scheduled. He said he needed a few more days...that the situation he went into was bigger than he was able to handle during this "short" time away. So we changed his ticket to allow him 5 more days. But I honestly don't believe he's coming back.

The physical, emotional, and financial torment this is causing, I'm afraid, will inevitably negatively impact our unborn child. I am at a loss as to how I can deal with this feeling of abandonment/rejection and not cause harm to my baby.

If there are those who believe in prayer, we are in desperate need of a few.

If it has anything to do with YOU, then it has everything to do with your child. Im praying for the good Lord to give you and your husband strength and peace during this difficult time. I hope He will soothe your hearts and guide you both into a quick and pleasant resolution to the problems you face. I ask Him to ease the stress on both your minds and hearts so you can have a happy healthy pregnancy and birth.

Ladies, I respect you for being so strong and handling your current situations so well. I don't know what I would do if my husband and I ever decided to take a break.

All the best to you.

On a lighter note. I'm 18 weeks along and my 'babygirl' is kicking the ####### out of me. I hadn't felt her in two days or so and was getting worried but this morning...oh boy, she sure is away and thumping away

aaww isn't that so neat to feel them kick??? i think i will really miss that after she is born....

If your baby is anything like mine, you'll still get plenty of kicks and punches after he's born. When mine is hungry, he's a regular boxer.

Cant wait to meet BabyPants

Steven, here's wishing you a pleasant first diaper changing experience. It takes a real man to handle baby poop

Awww! I hope he's as good looking as your little one right there!

Thankeee. I give most of the credit for that to my handsome hubby. He makes cute bebes.

sure, I'll be late, as usual, but someone's *got* to fill me in on this pineapple sh!t!!! It's funny and all, but I have no idea what y'all are talking about!

Make pineapples, not war.

gabi, got milk?

jJ

*checks faucets* squirt, squirt. Yep. Im armed and ready.

Cant wait to meet BabyPants

Steven, here's wishing you a pleasant first diaper changing experience. It takes a real man to handle baby poop

WOOOOOOT! Hooray for the next MENA baby!. Im keeping you both in my prayers, hoping you will recover quickly and baby Ryan will continue to thrive and grow strong. Im so pleased to hear he's making progress after such a stressful entry into the world. Baby Mehdi and I send our heartiest congratulations to you both.

Ohh, how many of you guys are going back to work after a few months off??

Originally I was going to go back 8 weeks after the birth, but Im having second thoughts. I was forced on to early maternity leave at 7 mos and Ive really gotten used to being home. I much prefer being Suzie Homemaker so Im looking for something I can do from home to make a little money. Going back to the office would require me to put Mehdi in daycare (something I dread) and the cost would almost cancel out my take-home pay.

Good afternoon, Water and Yassmine!

Good evening m'dear. Pineapple, anyone?

Someone please get me outta here!

*stuffs Amy in the car seat and smuggles her out of the hospital*

dang it, are me and baby too late for IHOP?? we need some pancakes too!

although she is at such a cute sweet age right now I might just have to eat her

anyway, Happy Friday all, hope its a great one

I want to eat her toooooooo, she's so beautiful Masha Allah!!!

Save a piece for me! Ill have a drumstick with a side of baby Mehdi's fat cheeks

This has been an eventful morning for us. Went to the drugstore and the library w/bebe today. I get so excited about these little excursions

lol I remember after having my first, she was about 4 weeks old when I finally left the house alone for the first time and my mom babysat. I went to cvs and slooooowly went up and down the aisles soaking in every blessed moment of it!!!!! I felt like I was in heaven!!!

I feel like a real mommy when I take him somewhere. It requires alot of advance planning on my part, but I enjoy hauling him out for a short trip. I cant fathom leaving him with anyone else at this point, although Im sure that day will come when I need some non-mommy moments

Incidentally, CVS was our store of choice today

Someone please get me outta here!

*stuffs Amy in the car seat and smuggles her out of the hospital*

dang it, are me and baby too late for IHOP?? we need some pancakes too!

although she is at such a cute sweet age right now I might just have to eat her

anyway, Happy Friday all, hope its a great one

I want to eat her toooooooo, she's so beautiful Masha Allah!!!

Save a piece for me! Ill have a drumstick with a side of baby Mehdi's fat cheeks

This has been an eventful morning for us. Went to the drugstore and the library w/bebe today. I get so excited about these little excursions

He's gorgeous Gabi

I hope he likes older women. Im wondering when I should break the news about the arranged marriage. But with your cute baby and my cute baby, we should have some stellar-looking grandkids!

What's up my pregnant peeps? Someone getting in a few naps for me?

oh yes.... one thing i am going to miss after the baby gets here....my sleep..... i was watching the news last night and the were talking about "mom-nesia" aka mommy brain and reserchers feel moms loose about 700 hrs of sleep for the 1st year.....

I was such a sleep addict before pregnancy, I was scared out of my mind about the prospect of losing sleep once the baby was born. But actually, its not that bad. I dont look on it as being deprived, really. Its amazing how your perspective changes once you're holding that little bundle. You stay up because you cant fathom going to sleep when your little one needs something, you dont think twice about it, you just do it.

Alright all you mommies, mommies to be, etc etc...

Husband and I are talking JUST talking about having a baby.

I've been following your threads for quite sometime, in and out.

I know that you should go to the Dr. for a checkup...and see if you are ready...

But how did you guys know that you were ready? How did you prepare mentally and most importantly how did you prepare financially? Did you just bite the bullet and hope for the best? Did you have a nest egg? How well did your insurence help you out?

This is what scares me the most. Can we afford this...

We went back and forth about when to try and when to give up and lets things happen on their own. In the end, we had given up on trying so hard and forgotten about the whole thing. Boom, baby on the way! There never really is a perfect time to get pregnant, IMO. But it is a good idea to get a check up from your OB and address any health issues that might affect a pregnancy.

Mentally, I think you get prepared over time. No one is 100% ready at any given point. There are going to be tears, roller coaster emotions, fuss fights with the spouse, etc. Its part of marriage and having kids. One of the things that has helped me the most is having a support group, of sorts. Sharing with the women here is very helpful, also a couple of family members advise when needed. But Ive found a great deal of support and goodies in the baby newletters (available from most manufacturers websites for baby products). They deliver weekly newsletters to your email, filled with helpful stuff. Helps get you in the mindset.

Finanically, Id advise giving a little bit of prep ahead of time. I was a high risk case and got kicked on to early maternity leave 2 months before I had planned. This put a huge dent in our finances and kinda crunched what we could afford to buy. We got almost all the basics as gifts, but I had planned to stock up on staples (diapers, wipes, OTC meds, etc) and didnt have the spare cash to do so. But as noted above, you're going to get alot of handmedowns and gifts. Plus infants arent too terribly expensive (relatively speaking). The thing you're going to spend the most on is diapers and wipes (and formula if you're not breast feeding).

On insurance, I have my son on Medicaid. I have private health insurance through my job, but its wayyyyyyy too expensive to add my son on (and not cost-effective). Since Im out of work we qualified easily for Medicaid (temporary for me to cover my pre and postnatal care). You may want to look into that. So far Im very pleased with the coverage and service.

Whatever your decide, I wish you the best

Congrats on your son, yassmine! He is a cutie.

Thanks We had our first trip to the grocery store on Monday. Every single aisle we went down someone had to stop and remark on his cuteness. Makes me a proud mommy

What's up my pregnant peeps? Someone getting in a few naps for me?

Hi Yassmine! I say, your ButterBall looks like a Native American baby. Have you had to use the pineapple yet?

Actually, he's 1/8 Cherokee. Coupled with 1/2 Moroccan, we expect him to darken up nicely come summertime

As for the pineapple, I murdered it the other day. Still trying to get the juice off my hands, but the kitchen floor smells great! I expect Charlie Chan to show up any minute and investigate.

Gabi and Milk Monster reporting for duty

I can't believe he's already over 2 weeks old!!!

The days all run together, its just one really loooooong day for us . We finally got to start sleeping in the bed last night yayyyyyy! I got soooo much more sleep now that I can nurse him on my side. Sometimes I wish he wouldnt grow up so fast. Everytime I look at that ticker I say "Wait! No! Stop!" I dont want to go back to work, I want to spend more time with my fat little baby.

And by the way, we got snow today! First snow of the year and we got a good 6 inches. Yayyyy! Ill post pics later tonight or tomorrow. Baby's napping so this is my chance to eat with both hands

Gabi and Milk Monster reporting for duty