Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / November 2005

breast redness - check
breast swelling - check
deep ache - check
sore while nursing - check

http://www.commercialappeal.com/mca/health_and_fitness/article/0,1426,MCA_522_42
70820,00.html
Nothing to hide
When the child is hungry, feed him, these women argue. Yes, even in public.
By Mary Powers

Some time back I posted about being treated extremely rudely in a
council-owned women's rest room here while breastfeeding DD - on two
occasions by the same attendant. The restrooms have three main rooms - one
is a sunny lounge area, the other has nappy changing facilities, and ...

Friend of mine and her bf are splitting up.... he wants custody. Baby is 8
months and bf... He wants "equal time" before the hearing... and said, "If
she wants the baby breastfed, she should pump and send milk along. I was
weaned at 3 months  and I'm fine."

I had my yearly with my OB/GYN-which in my case is also the "See if
everything has healed correctly before even considering a next pregnancy".
And as far as the appointment was, everything went well. However, when I was
asked about my menstrual cycle, I commented that I hadn't had ...

Here's an msnbc article about a JAMA article stating that women who
breastfeed for a year have a 15% lower risk of developing type II diabetes
later.  Each additional year of breastfeeding lowers the risk by 15%.
Interesting!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/4457490.stm
Law stops mum from breast feeding
Margaret Boyle-White said she was shocked and embarrassed
A woman who says she was stopped by the police after breastfeeding her baby

I haven't a clue what is going on, but one nipple is swollen about double
the usual size, it's literally only the top 1cm or so, meaning that latching
is slightly painful first suck, but once she is on properly she's gripping
round the unswollen areola. It also looks slightly red ...

Baby poops a lot, which I like. It's yellow but recently he started
getting one or two half-inch green "strings" in the poop... can't even
pick them up as they curl up as soon as you touch them and they look
like a thin something rolled up.

I've just reread your SPD page, I hadn't read it since I was pregnant, so I
hadn't paid much attention to the postpartum stuff, also I don't have any
misalignments but still have major problems nearly 6 months pp. Do you have
any resources not related to misalignments? Also, ...

Hi - I have some pain in my L breast.  It's been going on for 3-4 days now,
and I am not sure what's going on.  I was at work on Sat and pumped 2x.  I
also pumped a little on Monday when dd slept a bit mroe than normal.  I was
thinking that maybe the pump just hits different milk ...

oht nak 8-)
Madeleina Venus (7 lb 7 ozs, 19.25") was born by a natural VBAC on Sat
Nov 12th at 6:41 am after 3 hrs 20 mins of labor, including a speed down
the freeway with my bum in the air trying not to push. No offense

Just curious for all you mothers out there...  at 5-6 weeks old, how
much "play time" or stimuli is too much?
Latley DD hs been VERY cranky.. hard to get to sleep, etc...  The only
change I've seen is more "play time"..

Hi everyone, Nice to see lots of familiar names!  It is DD2 1st birthday
today, so I just had to post an update.  She is an enormous (10.5 kg or so)
thriving, determined girl, who is learning to walk (but wants to run, so it
is taking a while!) and has 10 teeth!.  She pretty much ...