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Helping to Dry up Milk Supply
Asked by M.L. from New York
on October 8, 2007
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I'm a mother of 4 and my youngest doesn't want to breastfeed anymore. Any ideas on how to dry up my milk? It's been only about 18 hours and I'm in pain! I forgot ho...
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- Ice, ice, and more ice!!! Unfortunately you have to suffer through it, but it will soon go away. I've heard that you can manually express the milk (only a little) if...
- Hi M.. This may sound crazy but it does really work. If you put cabbage leaves in your bra it will help dry up the milk. There is something in the leaves that does th...
- HI M., I am not sure what to advise you for drying up our milk, efficiently. But I want to tell you what NOT to do: DO NOT PUMP TOO MUCH!! I know the temptation mig...
Biotechnology and Voicing Consumer Opinon
Asked by N.D. from Sacramento
on January 16, 2008
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I want to know if theres any other moms who'd feel concerned about feeding Cloned Beef/Dairy and other animal products to their children??? Anyone want to get involve...
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- I personally feel that all foods consumed by humans should have required disclosure for cloning, added harmones to the feed, or any other additives. We have a right...
- I totally want to protest this outrageous happening to our food supply and at least want labelng and disclosure of cloned meat. What can we do??
- YES.... I am totally against it.. You are not paranoid!!! What do we have to do?
Organic Milk??
Asked by L.T. from Grand Rapids
on April 1, 2008
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I've been feeding my daughter all organic foods, and as everyone knows, this is pretty expensive.... I was just enlightened by the fact that many dairy producers are ...
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- L. No antibiotics, no added hormones, no feed covered in herbicides, no chemicals period. That is the organic version. There is a lot of back and forth speculation ...
- I use a lot of organics too, prefer alternative medicine over conventional (I don't even WANT to get started on that). Hormones is the major difference between organi...
- I believe that hormone-free means that they do not give their cows the nasty hormones that make them generate 10X the normal amount of milk. But, if the grain they fe...
Is There a Difference Between Alimenum W/ Iron and Alimenum Advance Formula?
Asked by D.B. from Pittsfield
on June 24, 2008
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Hi lovely Moms out there. My pharmacy continues to challenge me on this issue every month that I order my case of formula. I continue to recieve the Alimentum Advance ...
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- Hi D., I am not sure of the difference. (sorry) I'm sure you already know this, but the alimentum is usually covered by most insurances. You may have to fight them o...
- The exact same thing happen to me. When my son was first born the pharmacy gave me Alimentum w/ iron and then a few months later they gave me Alimentum Advanced. When ...
- My neighbor is a manager for this company. I also use to work for them in a different division. They threw me for a loop as well when they changed their packaging. Ac...
Baking/packaging Question...
Asked by N.F. from Chicago
on January 5, 2012
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My mil is looking to purchase the cardboard base inserts that you would place under a nut roll for packaging. She has been cutting boxes, but wants something pre-cut....
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- Find a restaurant or bakery supply store or outlet(here we have a wilton restaurant outlet and a discount restaurant supply) they carry precuts but the purchase would ...
- Bakery supply store.
- I have a small candy business and use items like your describing. I get all my supplies from country kitchens. tell her to check out this website. she will love it....
Recycling
Asked by C.S. from Phoenix
on August 3, 2008
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I need info on how to recycle odd items.
Such as old medicine. I dont want to throw old birth control pills down the toilet, where they end up in our water supply.
s...
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- for bigger appliances and such there is a website called freecycle, just look for the one around you. people ask for and give away stuff for free.
- Good that you are thinking about this! There is a great website that has local information by zipcode: www.earth911.org. Hope it helps!
- Check out www.earth911.com I'm not sure about medications and such, but there seems to be a lot of info. on there about how to safely discard things, and/or find a wa...
Seeking a Green Cleaning Products Company That I Can Sell
Asked by L.P. from Chicago
on August 27, 2009
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I am looking for a a green cleaning supply company that I can sell and make a little extra cash. Didnt know if anything was out there and how to get into it.
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- My parents just started selling Shaklee and from what I understand all their products are green. They are used by Oprah and in the White House. I am going to do some...
- i used melaleuca ........a friend of mine sells norwex.....i have recently tried norwex & was pleasantly surprised
- Bet you got bombarded with that question! Check me out at: www.eco-logicalnews.com and Bellawelllifestyles.com click on Get Green and Green Clean. ...
Reusing Playtex Drop Ins Liners
Asked by M.C. from Chicago
on July 20, 2009
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Since I was laid off I have been coming up with little ways to save some money here and there. We use the Playtex Drop Ins system with my 5 month old. It occured to ...
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- I haven't been a fly on the wall at any of Playtex's design meetings, but I would suspect that it recommends "one time use" for the drop-ins so that you have to buy mo...
- they are pba free, you are fine
- I will confess that I have washed them, but only to use that same day or because I was running out and couldn't get to the store. I also use the Target brand. The pr...
HELP! I Have to Supplement My Milk with Some Formula- My Worst Nightmare!!!
Asked by D. from Chicago
on August 30, 2006
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Hey Mamas,
I have been strictly nursing my lil'man and he is now 9 1/2 months. He takes plenty of jar food and cereal in addition. My milk supply has dramatically dec...
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- Personally, I think there are far "worse" things in the world than having to resort to formula. Your child sounds healthy and happy; using formula won't change that--...
- I had to supplement as well and I wanted to breast feed but we had too many problems but my daughter started on similac and she was constipated and of course most doct...
- D., I applaud you for not wanting to give up breastfeeding as it is what is best for babies but nature does not always agree. I had to stop breastfeeding my son whe...
Help with Preparing Formula Bottles
Asked by E.C. from Lexington
on August 29, 2008
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I am returning to work tomorrow, and even though my 6 week old is currently exclusively breastfed, I am worried he will need to get some formula if my supply goes down...
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- We had to supplement with formula since my breastmilk production is SO LOW. We use distilled water -- or you can use spring water. You just don't want to use tap wat...
- E., When I was nursing my babies I would nurse them at night and put them to bed. Then I would wait about 15 minutes to make sure the baby did not wake up and need t...
- Looks like you've gotten a lot of great suggestions so far... Here is what works for me. I am a breast-feeding, part-time working Mom with supply issues. So I pump e...
