(Thread Closed) So this just happened. Deffinatly wasn't trying. Only been with my boyfriend almost 7 months. I already have a 4 year old son. Oh man. I'm shaking. Literally freaking out. 1 day before period.

I can't take it anymore! Haley (yes my 1mth old and no I wasn't able to go through this "joy" of nursing my older daughter, Molly) has been screaming non stop for 6hrs! All she wants to do is eat and I can't have her attached to me all day, everyday! She has wanted to eat every hr on the hr for the past 3hrs! I put her in her room so I don't scream at her but I just can't take it!

!!!!LABOR STORY!!!!

Saturday at 1AM, lost my mucus plug/bloody show, and I was freaking out! A couple of hours later I had cramping, but felt like BH just a little stronger. They came and went, but felt stronger with each hour. Didn't sleep that whole night! I called the midwife at my hospital and told her I lost it and was having really bad cramping and she told me I was fine and was prob just having BH contractions.

The next day I was having what I thought were strong BH contractions every 10-...

Today’s topic: introducing solids.

I’ll do another about what is ok for feeding, but for now let’s focus on the *when*.

Solids are anything beyond breastmilk or formula. This includes: cereals, juices, purée, etc.

Not only is 6 months an important milestone, but there are also other factors that should ALL be met before introducing: sitting unsupported, loss of tongue thrust, pincher grasp are huge. These ensure your baby isn’t at risk for, amongst other things, choking. Baby being intereste...

TRIGGER WARNING

This is very personal but extremely important. Especially with all this car seat stuff going on.

Last Saturday, yes 3 days before Christmas there was a terrible car accident. A woman crossed into oncoming traffic on a highway and hit another car head on then slammed into the guard wall. Why is this important? Why does it matter? Who was this woman? This woman was the mother of my two nephews. This woman had the most precious cargo in her back seat. She had my nephews who are 6 a...