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tod
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Bottlefeeding
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Feb 8 17:35 UTC 2005 |
I got my son to drink from a bottle this weekend for the first time. He's
almost five months old. He was very happy after he learned how to drink from
the bottle and fill up his belly. I was glad to see that now I'll be able
to take him for longer than 3 hours without him going hungry.
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kami
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response 1 of 42:
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Feb 10 04:04 UTC 2005 |
Well done! Why'd you wait so long? Enjoy the added freedom.
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happyboy
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response 2 of 42:
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Feb 10 08:44 UTC 2005 |
re0: i'm telling the la leche league on yew.
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tod
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response 3 of 42:
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Feb 10 21:16 UTC 2005 |
We didn't want to use a pump this time so it was Enfamil. Didn't think
formula would be a good idea any sooner. Miruna is sick with a bad cold so
I suspect I'm going to have my hands full this weekend.
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happyboy
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response 4 of 42:
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Feb 11 01:49 UTC 2005 |
cheap enfamil 'n similac at costco, holmes. that is unless
the la leche league haint blowed it up yet.
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kami
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response 5 of 42:
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Feb 11 19:24 UTC 2005 |
Why did you not want to pump? I never found it *pleasant*, but certainly
useful. Of course, I had about as much milk as the average holstein...
I'm really not a fan of formula, for digestibility, for immune support, etc.
Bummer about the sick mommy- which means sick baby soon, eh? Good luck!
Take your vitamine C!
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happyboy
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response 6 of 42:
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Feb 11 19:59 UTC 2005 |
the whole immune support thing ends after the first couple of
months from what i've heard...as far as digestability my girl
never had a problem with similac dha
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tod
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Feb 11 23:05 UTC 2005 |
re #5
We did the pump thing with our first boy. My wife wants to get back to work
and doesn't want to be locking her office everytime she needs to open the
reservoir pumps. I dont think formula is going to stunt the growth of these
guys anyway.
Thanks for the CostCo tip. I've got a membership careof VFW (that's where
I get the newsletters printed up) so David and I will make an expedition there
this weekend. I'd only been getting tp and papertowels there until now. We
get the diapers from the Wal*Mart..thsoe white cloud ones are cheap.
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happyboy
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response 8 of 42:
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Feb 12 08:13 UTC 2005 |
cool, and yeah..you don't have to worry about stunting their
growth. hell, they're already perty big. have you thought
about starting david on coffee and cigarettes yet?
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tod
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response 9 of 42:
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Feb 12 12:14 UTC 2005 |
No -ine for him yet. I have considered getting him into the dojo though.
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happyboy
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response 10 of 42:
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Feb 12 16:03 UTC 2005 |
what style?
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kami
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response 11 of 42:
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Feb 12 18:19 UTC 2005 |
I'm not at all worried about formula stunting growth- quite the opposite.
And while the large-scale immune support is mostly during the first months
of nursing, I find that a sick baby will nurse even if they won't take a
bottle, and that you can pass vitamins and some antibodies through the milk,
making the whole sickness process less severe. No, it's not cruicial, it's
just helpful.
And yeah- I can see where nosy co-workers could make pumping really
uncomfortable.
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happyboy
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response 12 of 42:
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Feb 13 01:57 UTC 2005 |
interesting, but my kid has a pretty good appetite
unless she's actually barfing.
ymmv.
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kami
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response 13 of 42:
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Feb 13 03:15 UTC 2005 |
great!
Happy secure little person. Hope she continues thus.
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tod
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response 14 of 42:
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Feb 13 05:01 UTC 2005 |
re #11
i've found pedialyte to work wonders when a kid is sick. Well, that and a
Fever-All up the wazoo. Victor is still going to breastfeed for the interim
but we're going to give him a bottle every now and then too.
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slynne
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Feb 16 17:16 UTC 2005 |
I have to admit if. If I had a kid, I would breastfeed but for mostly
pretty selfish reasons. It seems easier. Frankly, I am just too lazy to
go to the store to buy the formula and the bottles and then a person
has to *wash* the bottles, etc etc. I generally take the path of least
resistance no matter what it is. But, I dont have kids anyways so it
hardly matters.
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tod
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Feb 16 17:24 UTC 2005 |
Breastfeeding is only handy if you're housebound and uninhibited. Most women
are not open to the idea of plomping their boob out in public when feeding
time rolls around. That even goes for at home with visitors.
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kami
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response 17 of 42:
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Feb 17 03:31 UTC 2005 |
I'm with Lynne. And dear knows, I was anything but housebound- traveling from
Vermont to New York state, to Michigan, to Ontario, and elsewhere. And I'm
somewhat uninhibited, but a blanket serves as a modesty cover when necessary.
Although, I was more than willing to speak up if anyone was rude; "My kid's
hungry. What's on *your* mind?" <eg>
I don't know, the act of giving birth did a lot for trashing my modesty. For
that matter, so did sharing my body for 9 months.
But babies aren't long on discression- happy wet slurping sounds, and a
tendency to lift up the covers to look around while nursing. My (not) favorite
was having a strongly sucking baby get distracted and let go suddenly- leaving
me painting the opposite wall! Hey, it's an adventure in every bite!
Better than being stiff and fussy, though.
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tod
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response 18 of 42:
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Feb 17 16:53 UTC 2005 |
Let me rephrase #16: "Most LADIES are not open to the idea of plomping their
boob out in public when feeding time rolls around." ;)
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gracel
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response 19 of 42:
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Feb 18 02:14 UTC 2005 |
With forethought and a suitable style of dress (including something like a
receiving blanket, or burping-cloth), I found that nursing my babies could
be done discreetly. When only mom and baby can see it, is it "in public"?
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kami
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Feb 18 16:32 UTC 2005 |
Most LADIES have the strength, poise and determination, not to let prurient
or narrow-minded busy bodies keep them from giving their children the best
care possible. "Real Men" support them in that effort. Real men also complain
if there is not a clean diaper changing station in the men's room at a
gas station, resteraunt or grocery store.
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happyboy
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response 21 of 42:
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Feb 18 17:54 UTC 2005 |
isn't LADIE a derogatory term or something?
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tod
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response 22 of 42:
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Feb 18 18:56 UTC 2005 |
Gas stations, restaurants, and grocery store bathrooms are full of germs.
I certainly wouldn't take a baby to a gas station or grocery store knowing
that those HVAC systems are full of bacteria. That's usually where you hear
about Legionairres Disease outbreaks. Anyways, the point is, my wife does
not care to breastfeed anywhere but in the comfort of privacy. And it's not
likely going to be much longer before Victor is chugging Enfamil from a bottle
so mama can stop the dairyfarm madness. We've already got Victor eating
cereal now.
I'm also very happy to announce that David turned 2 yr 5 mo yesterday and not
only counted to 10 in several languages on his own but also went pee while
sitting on the adult toilet (using his potty seat).
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happyboy
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response 23 of 42:
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Feb 18 20:05 UTC 2005 |
awesome...he was doing a pretty good job counting
last week at dinner. you all are good parents.
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tod
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Feb 18 20:14 UTC 2005 |
Thanks Roy! This weekend, we've got our pals from the North coming to visit.
I'm going to see about recruiting them to help put up the swingset. Then we
can unleash the ninjas in the backyard.
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