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Bottle-retraining
Asked by M.S. from Seattle
on March 3, 2009
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First off, thanks to the moms who responded to my original request. My SIL is now pumping and scalding her milk using an ingenious mama-recommended system, and it no ...
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- Try a sippy cup. It is different than a bottle, but still gets the milk into them. All of my kids went straight from breast to cup some with breastmilk. Good luck.
- I haven't had experience with it personally, but maybe try offering him a regular cup or a straw? In lots of lactation books, they also talk about using a spoon. Maybe...
- First of all, she shouldn't be the one offering any bottle. This baby wants to nurse, it's what he's most comfortable with, especially when Mom's available. I would t...
Dilemma About Finding Safe Bottles for Breastmilk Feeding That Don't Leak
Asked by E.K. from New York
on April 4, 2008
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My son receives expressed breast milk with medela bottles at daycare. The staff tells me they repeatedly leak around the collar and the nipple, as much as an ounce at...
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- I remember having the same problem if I used any collar other than what came with the bottle. This does not happen for me if I am using Medela bottles with the collar...
- I just got an email from Amazon that has several brands of BPA/DEHA free bottles. Here is the link http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=pe_14990_###-###-####_as_i...
- The best choice if you don't want any chemicals leaching into the milk is to use glass bottles. They do still make them, just look it up on google. And if you use pla...
"Not a Minivan Mom"
Asked by J.G. from Chicago
on August 14, 2012
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In the past week, two comments have been made about minivans not being people's style. I'm curious, what kind of style is a minivan driver?
In my head it says, "pra...
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- I think that the parents who don't buy mini-vans do it so they don't ever have to take their kids friends anywhere! "Sorry, you can't bring a friend, there's no room ...
- We just have one child and live close enough to school to walk so I didn't get a minivan. At the time we bought the car I use hybrids were just on the market. Very e...
- It just comes down to personal preference. My husband is a major car enthusiast. He does not like how mini-vans drive. We recently rented a brand new Town & Country...
Remedy Help! My Daughter Is Going Crazy
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on June 18, 2009
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My daughter is allergic to chlorine. She loves to swim though. Last year was not near as bad so we thought she was out growing this. This year is 10 times worse. I...
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- You might look into converting your pool to a Saltwater pool. A friend of mine had to do this and it was the best thing they could of done. I'm not for sure as to th...
- Switch to salt water.
- I do not know how much it would cost, but you can switch your pool water to "salt" water. A friend of mine had a chlorine pool but was always itchy. She had it drain...
Teenage Acne
Asked by V.S. from Billings
on May 30, 2008
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My son is 15 and is ready to start shaving. However, his poor face has so much acne. He has been using Proactiv for a long while with NO results. Any suggestions would...
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- Hi, V.! Some people have a very difficult time processing sugar (refined) and it shows up on their face. I happen to be one of the unlucky ones who, if I eat a yummy...
- My son's acne was terrible! The dermatologist gave him a prescription of acutaine. This cleared it up, although it took a while and he had to have his blood tested o...
- Sounds like he would be a good candidate for the drug Acutane. It has been around for years and works for serious acne. My brother took it and it did make his face r...
Help! New Mom to Be Looking for Advice.
Asked by M.B. from Toledo
on July 31, 2006
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I'm looking for any advice and recommendations from all of you moms out there. This is our first child and I'm not sure which items I should buy or avoid. I'd particul...
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- Hello M.! Last year we too welcomed our first and I was exactly in your shoes! We didn't know where to begin! I relied on advice from everyone. We spent so much ...
- A book that really helped me alot was 'What to Expect When You're expecting'
- Hi Mindi - I can't give you anything definite about stuff, but some generalities. I've seen bottles out there that are advertised specifically for babies that sw...
Mom Not Ready for Baby to Have Sleep over at Grandma's
Asked by M.B. from Decatur
on May 19, 2008
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My mother-in-law is pushing me to allow my 4 1/2 month old to have a sleep over at her house. I work FT & I am nursing and really do not want to be away from my baby ...
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- All I have to say is NO WAY. Especially when I was nuring. I can't get enough of my 17 month old son and would never let him sleep over at g'mas when he was only month...
- I was the same way and I am kind of the same way now, but not as bad. My husband at the time and I went out when my son was about 2 months. All we talked about was ou...
- Consider the pros & cons. I do not have much family in the area, so this option is not available to me. I personally would plan a night out with my hubby for dinner ...
