Family Forum / Pregnancy / Breastfeeding / August 2006

Well, DH and I watched the program last night. I was surprised how in to it
DH was, and I was glad that he was as it gave us a good chance to discuss
parenting.
He was surprised how much of it he agreed with - and said, well, surely a

I have heard it preached many a time that one should rotate their stash
of frozen EBM.  Okay, fine, makes sense.  But what are the implications
of this on the benefits of mom's antibodies?
DS -cannot- get sick.  A cold is fine, but croup, RSV, influenza, etc.,

I meant to wait until Friday to take The Test, but my powers of delayed
gratification failed me...  Anyway, #2 appeared on the pee stick (which
Micah then tried to eat), so according to the babycenter calculator, we
should meet him/her around April 22.  :)  DH and I aren't telling

I've mentioned in passing that my DS, 3 1/4 is very small, we've got to the
point where we are having further investigations.
My biggest concern is not his absolute size, but what if he gets ill and
then has problems because he has no resources to fall back on, it just

My DD (4yo) needs some dental work done.  She has 4 molars with cavities,
and in one of them she needs what they are calling a "baby root canal",
although it's apparently not really a root canal but a pulpectomy (sp?).
Anyway, after having a traumatic time at the dentist I have ...

Does anyone have experience with a BF 15 month old who won't eat much
food?  He picks at stuff and will eat a bit of what he normally eats,
but no where near the miniscule amount he usually has.  Yup, we try
finger foods, spooning it in, TV, everything.

Last night our 4 1/2 month baby cried so hard in the car that he
started choking.   I knew something was wrong while I was driving
because he just suddenly stopped crying.  Thank goodness his grandma
was sitting in the back seat with him.  She said something was wrong

It seems like it's really hard to find info about what is "normal" for
breastfeeding an older baby. There's tons and tons of info about
newborns -- how many feeding are normal, approximately how many minutes
babies typically feed, etc. I know every baby's different -- heaven

My six-month-old DS has just started solids. I'm just experimenting at
the moment, so he's having a few spoonfuls of sweet potato each day this
week, maybe potato then apple in the weeks to come.
My question is about my parents and in-laws. Now that he's "on solids",

Well, I thought H as going to wean himself about a year ago ... and he has
dropped to 2 feeds a day (sometimes more)... but we've made 2 years.  K
self-weaned at 18 months, so I'm quite pleased that H hasn't decided he's
finished yet.

To me, it tastes much closer to breast milk than cows milk. The only concern
I would have is it has salt listed as an ingredient. DD will be six months
old in a week, and I think I'll try her on solids then -- she seems keen.
Thanks,

http://www.freewebs.com/azareaconference/index.htm
Thought you might be interested.  I can't go (money) but thought you might
like it :)

There's a prog on Channel 5 (UK) tonight called "Honey I suckled the kids".
A snatch of the synopsis:
"This programme delves into a child-rearing phenomenon that intrigues and
disturbs people in equal measure: 'attached parenting'(AP). The couples we

I am curious to hear other's perspectives. On another parenting board,
where most of the members are young and first time moms, I read so
often that they will 'try breastfeeding and if it doesn't go well,
stop."

Hi, have been feeding my son since birth (he is now nine months old)
and my question is - is there something wrong if he hardly accepts
solids? I fed my daughter - now aged 19 (!) until she was fifteen
months old, and never had this problem. Is it boy babies who are the