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Updated Jun 20, 2013

Q: Nursing a Toddler    —Mountain View, CA

"My son just turn 25 mths last week and he still wants to be nursed. I have asked the peditrician who said to keep on..."

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I nursed both of my children (now grown). My oldest quit on his own when he was two. He decided that he was a "Big Boy" now. He also decided that he didn't need dia...

Hi S.. I nursed my first child for 14 months, while supplementing with formula because of health issues (mine). I didn't produce enough milk from the very beginning ...

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Q: Breastfeeding While I Have a Cold    —Houston, TX

"Hey fellow mamas, My little boy is 10 months and is just getting over some sort of virus that had him congested. Now..."

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cepacol, chloroseptic or sucrets That is on my list from my DR for preg and bf moms... ask your babies dr to see if there is more

You can talk Tylenol and not much more. The best thing to do is ask your OB what you can take while breastfeeding. One natural remedy that does seem to help my sore th...

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Q: Breastfeeding    —Lemon Grove, CA

"I am currently breatfeding I am sticking to it no matter what. My question is one breast is a lot larger than the ot..."

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Congrats on breast feeding! As far as one side being bigger than the other, does your son eat more off of the larger side? My daughter did great on both sides for the ...

Two great questions. I had two c-sections. You'll find recovery is different from person to person, although both of my recoveries went great, I'd say discomfort at ...

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Q: Pumping at the Cubs Game :-)    —Park Ridge, IL

"Hi All, Here's my question...how do I manage pumping this Sunday while I'm away from my son all day at the Cubs ga..."

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Manual pump in the bathroom stall.

Believe it or not when my daughter was about a month old, my husband and I took her to a Cubs game, baby bjorn and all. This was five years ago, but I remember there ...

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Q: Fever    —Lansing, MI

"Can I give my 5 month old tylenol an hour early? My son has had a fever for the past 2 days. He has a doctor's appo..."

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What you can do is alternate between tylenol and ibuprofen. They have different active ingredients. So if tylenol says every 6hrs and ibuprofen says every 8hrs then ...

Call your doc to find out the dose. If you call Walgreens they don't like to give you the dose info because of the age of the infant. To bring the temp down give the b...

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Q: Birth Control While Nursing    —Parker, CO

"I have a 5 week old daughter which I am nursing. I am trying to decide on a birth control method that will be safe t..."

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Dear L., I do hope you get the chance to read my response. Take my advice and DO NOT TAKE THE MINI PILL. Sorry for the caplock. The reason why I say this, is that ...

with my daughter I did the POP ( pogesterone only pill). I never noticed any decrease in milk or side effects at all. I actually nursed her 20 mos. The only thing is y...

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Q: Full Body Cast    —Scottsdale, AZ

"My daughter broke her femur 4 days ago. She is in a spica cast...from her ribcage all the way down to her left ankle..."

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My friends son was in the exact same cast last year right after he turned 4. I bought those washcloths with the shampoo already in them when he would spend the night a...

C., I have a girlfriend whose daughter (age 5) had to have her spine straightened and had to be in a body cast as well. Is your daughter potty trained? If not, be...

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