After Maternity Leave: The First Years

29 articles
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Need Baby Registry Advice

B.D. asks from Kansas City

I'm expecting a baby girl in February, and we just brought home our new 10 and 5 year-old sons from Russia. Life is a little hectic right now, and most of my time is...

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Introducing Bottle to Breast Fed Baby

E.S. asks from New York

Help, Our baby is 3 months old & still not taking the bottle. We have tried a couple different ones--Nuk & Dr. Browns's, plus the Medela bottle that comes with the p...

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Getting My Breastfed Baby to Take a Bottle

K.M. asks from Toledo

For the past 2 weeks we have been trying to get our breastfed son to take a bottle of breastmilk. He spent the first week of his life in the NICU and had to be bottl...

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Breast Pump Advice

S.W. asks from Salt Lake City

I am due to have a baby soon and would like to try breastfeeding and I am looking for a good pump. There are so many out there I have had a hard time deciding which o...

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Losing Weight After Pregnancy

A.B. asks from Tulsa

I just had a daughter 7 wks ago and am struggling to lose weight. I'm not breastfeeding because after two weeks of breastfeeding I dried up and was no longer able. I'...

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Need Sleep!

S.P. asks from Los Angeles

I request sleep! My 5 month old is waking up 3-4 times a night. She has been doing this for the past 2 months. This is our routine: Bath at about 8pm, nursing ses...

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Mixed Feelings About Breastfeeding

C.P. asks from Grand Rapids

Will I be a bad mom if i quit breastfeeding my daughter? I have been breastfeeding exclusively for 2 and 1/2 months now and I love feeding her and she loves it too, h...

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Fulltime Employed and Still a Good Mom?

S.S. asks from Los Angeles

Hello there, I would like to get your opinion and experiences by being fulltime employed (lots of overhours as well) and still being a good mom. My son is in daycare ...

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Breast Pumps

R.V. asks from St. Louis

Can someone please recommend a breast pump for a beginning mother who has never done this before? My daughter is going to try breastfeeding with the new baby but she...