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we did smoothies with yogurt, and started out dripping from the bottom of a straw into baby's mouth (maybbe 9 months?) then eventually he figured out how to suck from the bottom of the straw, then i...

yeah, all sounds pretty normal! i don't think there's anything to worry about. just keep nursing on demand, and offering a variety of healthy foods, and she'll pick back up soon. you might try things...

congrats!! i think at this point you can do whatever you want in terms of milk or water. i would definitely add some liquid, especially since it's summer now. let him have a sippy/straw cup/regular...

i have this happen to me very regularly (once a month maybe? certainly more than once or twice total), i think always on my ipad but i'm not 100% sure about that.

awesome! this is great news. no housework, just nursing! pick a book or tv show ... :)

sounds like a great solution!!

i personally wouldn't bother with this:

we've pretty much conditioned DS that he has to eat whatever he drops on the floor ... :) but others may have different...

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i think *most* people don't have any lipase issues, but it can be devastating to find that your whole freezer stash is undrinkable!

but yeah, the PPs' advice about pumping is right on. lots of...

this sounds awful!!! i'm so sorry.

it sounds like you have a really supportive OB. can you bring her Newman's treatment protocol and get her to prescribe that bigger course of diflucan?

i had a...

and just like that, DS didn't nurse last night. i was shocked. not super disappointed, i have to say, but i didn't expect it so quickly. we'll see how we both feel tonight! dropping his other...

keep us posted!

i would actually be a little more conservative than bfwmomof3 - i'd say nursing 5-6 times a day at 7 months is on the low side, and when you say that you "usually" offer nursing first that confirms...

not feeling a letdown, not leaking, all of this is not a sign of disappearing milk. but it is rather early for the supply to adjust so dramatically. how many wets is she having a day? have you had...

my DS's favorite position was to rotate from sidelying so that he had his diaper square on my face, reachign his hands back down under his body to throttle my neck. it was hilarious but it was NOT...

i think you can totally do this, too. you'll want to pump pretty regularly while you're away, but by 11 months your supply is mostly established and you shouldn't have too much trouble switching back...

it sounds like you are on the right track. i'll just add, it is totally ok for you to take him off and make him re-latch when he gets sloppy. just cuz he's tired, that doesn't mean he gets to cause...

i ditched the pump as soon as i could - my semester ended at 11 months and then i was working from home, so that's when i quit pumping. continued to nurse on demand from that point, and it gradually...

but mama, as you KNOW, whatever problems you faced in your first 6 months, this is an absolutely textbook pattern for breastfed babies! mine, who never had any trouble gaining, went from 95th %ile...

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it's really complicated and personal! for me, i knew from the beginning that i didn't want to tandem - i have enough trouble meeting all the emotional needs in my life - and that helped inform...

there is no reason at all you can't put limits on DS's nursing - he does not physiologically need to nurse at night, and so i think you can handle this like any other inappropriate request ... you...

you can do it!!!! i know you can. :) you have powered through the about 80% of the first year on willpower ... habit will get you the rest of the way :)

i think weaning is often a bittersweet process. i've been gently weaning my 2 year old (today!! it's his birthday!!) over the last 4 months since i got pregnant, and especially over the last month i...

things will change! as baby gets mobile, they'll definitely have something more to say about their nursing positions, and you'll get a lot more options :)

you won't get much judgment for bringing your baby to bed around here - MOST of us do it and recommend it, as far as i can tell! just make sure you have a safe bed:...

while breastfeeding IS natural, that doesn't mean it's easy! as many many moms on this forum can attest. i really like the ads Canada put out a few years ago:...