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I have similar issues as you -- relatively oversupply, single side nurser, relatively short work days (at least when I went back initially...now things are busier). Anyways, I think there are a...

Not to be a debbie downer, but the first time I was away from my older son at night, even though I could have slept for more hours, I didn't. My sleep was as broken and fragmented as it was with him,...

Are you there when the bottle is offered? Neither of my DS's would take a bottle when I'm around.

Babies are different. My first son would take milk any temperature, but liked a particular...

This is only somewhat related, but my nephew was a big pacifier user, and his parents prepped him that at three he would be too big for pacifier. My parents watch him a day a week, and when he...

In my (limited) opinion, as long as you drink a lot of water, it should be fine. Metamucil does work by drawing more water into the stool, so the solution to this is just drink more water.
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I will work on it. I just reviewed this topic because I had a patient with a breast feeding related abscess -- if you look at the primary literature the recommendations are clear; it's just old, bad...

I am a surgeon who treats breast disease regularly. Your breast surgeon, is quite frankly, full of it. There is clear and convincing data that breast feeding through mastitis and breast abscess...

Yeah, we often employ a variety of strategies once DS comes into bed with us (he usually starts out in his basinet in our room and then comes in sometime in the morning -- 4 or 5?). If DH is sleeping...

I have similar issues, though a younger baby. My DS is 3 1/2 months old, and I've been back to work since he was 5 weeks. I pump every three hours while away from him, but he isn't taking very much...

In the spirit of "admitting" my choices, I often will reuse a bottle of fresh milk if DS doesn't finish it the first time around. I mean, I don't get it. Milk has antibacterial properties, the only...

I work Monday--Thursday if I'm not on call, so my milk would sit in the fridge the same amount as yours. According to KellyMom, fresh refridgerated milk is good from 3-8 days, 3 being ideal. What I...

My DS is 8 weeks old and I'm struggling with some of the same issues, though we haven't been diagnosed with reflux or laryngomalacia. He is a spitty baby that likes to comfort nurse at night. We were...

Why do you think your supply is low? How often do you nurse? How are diapers? What has weight gain been like? All of these questions will help us give you advice about your situation.

I just have to add that your comment about your husband brought back sweet memories for me. DS1 was a fussy evening baby, and I worked late a lot of nights. My DH set up a station he could use his...

Don't forget that you should be looking at total in over the course of the day, or several days. You don't eat exactly the same amount at every meal, do you? If baby is getting more than 24 oz of...

First, don't panic! There are lots of reasons why babies are fussy at the breast that don't necessarily mean that your supply is tanked.

What are her diapers like? If she's making plenty of wet...

This may be a little bit of a brain dump post, but I have some free floating questions about pumping with oversupply, and would love advice opinions.

DS is 6 weeks old and doing great. He and I...

You've likely had a complication from the epidural. You need to find a doctor that will listen to you, take your concerns seriously and evaluate your neuro exam. I'd start with your OB, but if they...

Are you a resident? If so, PM me and we can discuss the trials and tribulations of pumping in the medical field...

I think that pumping the non-nursing side is a very smart way to accumulate a...

With my older DS, we used cow milk based formula to supplement from months 9-12 when my pumping supply tanked and he did fine with it. However, when we tried to switch him to straight cows milk at a...

My 5 week old is nursing like a champ, and is a mellow, happy baby save for some fussiness at the "witching hour" between 5-7pm. He is growing like crazy:

Birth: 8lbs 15oz
Lowest: 8 lbs 12oz
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Hang in there. I have one side that is definitely less comfortable than the other, and it seems to be getting better. I'm sure you've tried a million things, but one that helps us is that if his...

So, when we went through a similar phase with my older DS where he wanted me to do everything for him (at a similar age) at the exclusion of my DH, it made everyone somewhat crazy -- me, my husband,...

Most women chose to pump in the morning when their supply is highest. Are you able to pump at work? That way you only need to pump in advance for one day of work, then replace the missed nursing...

Hmmm...my son's doctor says that as long as baby is back to birth weight in 2 weeks all is good, and that depending on the situation (if the mom & baby got a lot of fluid during labor and delivery...