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Mine is a year old now, but I haven't started giving him cow's milk yet. I haven't counted, but I think he probably nurses just as often as ever. Only the nursing sessions are generally shorter,...

Oh, I also find that putting DS3 down in his bed awake vs. nursing him to sleep helps him to sleep a longer stretch and not freak out as much if he wakes up to find himself not in my arms anymore. I...

Can your DH work on putting her back down when she wakes in the middle of the night? Maybe she'd go back down better for him...though it still might take a few days...

I've been in the process of...

Just a thought, and feel free to disagree as it really appears you've given this a lot of thought already ; but if you've been working from home so far, with the lo to focus on in addition to your...

Doctors are not nutritionists. Period. I'm willing to bet I've had just as much nutrition education (one 3-credit nutrition class, plus personal research) as any medical doctor. If you want real...

Right behind you, Mama :)

I, too, can see myself nursing much longer this time around; no future babies in sight, just as you said.

This third baby has been a dream...

I make sure to eat most of my extra calories when DH isn't around. He's been pretty good, and has lost a notable amount of weight since we got married ; I think that helps keep him more motivated, ...

:hug It is definitely harder to find a good balance when you have older children to think of, too. I have three now, and DS3 has often been "left to his own devices," much moreso than either of my...

Your "sleeping habits" sound a lot like mine used to be: turning myself constantly in pursuit of a more comfortable position, sleeping on my stomach...Then I got pregnant the first time and stomach...

I will have to remember this one in case I need to try it in the future...Thanks for sharing :)

Starting early on, I would have DS3 latched on to me almost constantly for 2-3 hours before bedtime, cluster feeding. When he was finally full enough and needing to sleep, I would hand him over to DH...

I've never used a nursing cover, just learned to nurse discreetly without it. As long as the baby stays latched on the whole time it's not an issue. All my babies went through a stage, though, where...

When you do, try a little plain greek yogurt (you can water it down a bit if it's too thick). A lot less sugar/not as sweet so your lo won't be craving the sweetness of "regular" yogurt.

I won't...

Good point, Meg :o Well, I called her last night and she seems to be feeling more confident now, which is good. I'm going to edit my OP now that things are more-or-less taken care of...

That would be ridiculous. Though I'm not sure if she meant the doc wants her baby to gain an additional pound to what she already weighs, or just wants her to gain a pound more than what she weighed...

I want to tell her that the only thing that she really needs to address is the gassiness/possible latch issues. That as long as her baby's output is good, she shouldn't be real concerned about...

She just posted the following on a FB support group:

idk but my baby is nine months and if we make eye contact while he's nursing he gets too distracted to continue and will pop off. So maybe your baby is just trying to keep herself from getting...

I've nursed after fillings. I wouldn't stress about it.

We followed a more "main-stream" approach with DS1, feeding cereals and purees. His whole life, he has been a terrific eater. Of course he has foods that he doesn't like, but not many that we eat on...

Have you tried laying him on his stomach to sleep? He might sleep a little longer that way...

Also, teething might be causing him to wake more often, and need to nurse for comfort; I know my lo...

Just out of puzzled curiosity...you're seeing a speech therapist for a three month old?

And how is a speech therapist an expert on breastfeeding...

prunes or prune juice

When I gave birth to DS3 he weighed over 11 lbs and my grandma made the comment that "he'll be eating solids within the first month!" Because apparently when she had her kids when to give solids was...

My DH was like yours starting out. By the time #3 came along, though, he became much more accommodating. Now he and I both realize that sometimes the baby really doesn't need to nurse, that he really...